# 2020 São Gonçalo do Amarante mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [São Gonçalo do Amarante](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante.md), November 15, 2020

Paulo Emídio de Medeiros won with 59.4% of the vote, 20.7 points ahead of Francisco Potiguar Cavalcanti Neto.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Emídio de Medeiros | PROS | 31,514 | 59.4% | Elected |
| Francisco Potiguar Cavalcanti Neto | PSB | 20,537 | 38.7% |  |
| Andréa Cristina da Cunha Custódio Costa | PSL | 1,003 | 1.9% |  |

Valid votes: 53,054

Turnout: 84.7% (58,485 of 69,027 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jaime Calado Pererira dos Santos, 53.1%
- November 15, 2020: Paulo Emídio de Medeiros, 59.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paulo Emídio de Medeiros, 46.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jaime Calado Pererira dos Santos, 61.9%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Jaime Calado Pererira dos Santos, 57.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jarbas Cavalcanti de Oliveira, 42.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Francisco Potiguar Cavalcanti Junior, 77.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Potiguar Cavalcanti Junior, 40.3%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on November 15, 2020

- [São Gonçalo do Amarante Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2020-11-15-local.md) (11,129)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2020](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2020), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in São Gonçalo do Amarante

- 2020 São Gonçalo do Amarante mayoral election
- [2020 São Gonçalo do Amarante Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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