# 2012 São Rafael municipal election

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

Turnout: 6,568 of 7,281 registered voters (90.2%). −2.7 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of São Rafael](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José de Arimateia Braz | PPS | 3,289 | 53.0% | Elected |
| Reno Marinho de Macêdo Souza | PMN | 2,912 | 47.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São Rafael](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 19.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,235 | 19.5% | 3 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 1,118 | 17.6% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 690 | 10.9% | 2 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 658 | 10.4% |  |
| Partido da República | 596 | 9.4% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 507 | 8.0% |  |
| Progressistas | 342 | 5.4% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 321 | 5.1% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 307 | 4.8% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 268 | 4.2% |  |
| Democratas | 197 | 3.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 90 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 9 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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