# 2012 São Paulo do Potengi mayoral 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

Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo won with 59.1% of the vote, 18.3 points ahead of Jose Azevedo Lopes.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 11,149

Turnout: 86.1% (11,787 of 13,693 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Eugenio Pacelli Araujo Souto, 80.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Eugenio Pacelli Araujo Souto, 62.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo, 46.6%
- October 7, 2012: Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo, 59.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Jose Azevedo Lopes, 52.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo, 62.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Azevedo Lopes, 58.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Azevedo Lopes, 57.9%

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

- [São Paulo do Potengi Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/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 Paulo do Potengi

- 2012 São Paulo do Potengi mayoral election
- [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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