# 2012 Santana do Matos municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Santana do Matos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 10,796 of 12,319 registered voters (87.6%). −1.5 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Santana do Matos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lardjane Ciriaco de Araujo Macedo | DEM | 5,536 | 54.3% | Elected |
| Ionara Celeste Leocádio de Araújo | PSB | 4,655 | 45.7% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Santana do Matos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 39.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 4,128 | 39.7% | 4 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,022 | 19.5% | 2 |
| Democratas | 1,255 | 12.1% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 722 | 7.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 681 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 518 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido da República | 439 | 4.2% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 378 | 3.6% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 143 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Verde | 44 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 29 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 14 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 10 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Santana do Matos mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Santana do Matos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santana-do-matos/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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