# 2020 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), November 15, 2020

Eugenio Pacelli Araujo Souto won with 62.4% of the vote, 24.9 points ahead of Ivan Dantas de Farias.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eugenio Pacelli Araujo Souto | MDB | 6,713 | 62.4% | Elected |
| Ivan Dantas de Farias | PSL | 4,039 | 37.6% |  |

Valid votes: 10,752

Turnout: 86.8% (11,362 of 13,095 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: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): 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 November 15, 2020

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

- 2020 São Paulo do Potengi mayoral election
- [2020 São Paulo do Potengi Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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