# 2012 São Fernando mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [São Fernando](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando.md), October 7, 2012

Genilson Medeiros Maia won with 82.7% of the vote, 67.9 points ahead of Gliciane Ruthênia Garcia de Araujo.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Genilson Medeiros Maia | PSB | 2,341 | 82.7% | Elected |
| Gliciane Ruthênia Garcia de Araujo | PTB | 420 | 14.8% |  |
| Ana Vanessa Dantas dos Santos | PCdoB | 69 | 2.4% |  |

Valid votes: 2,830

Turnout: 97.1% (3,042 of 3,133 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Genilson Medeiros Maia, 63.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Genilson Medeiros Maia, 57.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Polion Medeiros Maia, 57.7%
- October 7, 2012: Genilson Medeiros Maia, 82.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Genilson Medeiros Maia, 58.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Emídio de Medeiros, 73.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Paulo Emídio de Medeiros, 59.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Abemor Fernandes Júnior, 50.1%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 7, 2012

- [São Fernando Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2012-10-07-local.md) (11,133)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2012](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2012), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in São Fernando

- 2012 São Fernando mayoral election
- [2012 São Fernando Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-fernando/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.