# 2012 São Paulo do Potengi municipal election

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

Turnout: 11,787 of 13,693 registered voters (86.1%). −2.1 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of São Paulo do Potengi](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo | PSD | 6,593 | 59.1% | Elected |
| Jose Azevedo Lopes | PMDB | 4,556 | 40.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São Paulo do Potengi](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 4 of the 11 seats, with 35.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,995 | 35.7% | 4 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,711 | 15.3% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,699 | 15.2% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 713 | 6.4% |  |
| Partido da República | 666 | 5.9% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 536 | 4.8% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 535 | 4.8% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 521 | 4.7% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 373 | 3.3% |  |
| Podemos | 345 | 3.1% |  |
| Democratas | 110 | 1.0% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 São Paulo do Potengi mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 São Paulo do Potengi Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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