# 2012 Rio do Fogo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Rio do Fogo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 9,562 of 11,108 registered voters (86.1%). −1.6 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Rio do Fogo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laerte Ney de Paiva Fagundes | DEM | 4,998 | 54.5% | Elected |
| Ana Mirla Campelo | PMDB | 4,168 | 45.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Rio do Fogo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 32.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 3,047 | 32.8% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,669 | 18.0% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,079 | 11.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 937 | 10.1% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 904 | 9.7% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 726 | 7.8% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 394 | 4.2% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 264 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 244 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 19 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 6 | 0.1% |  |
| Podemos | 2 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Rio do Fogo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Rio do Fogo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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