# 2012 São Rafael mayoral 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

José de Arimateia Braz won with 53.0% of the vote, 6.1 points ahead of Reno Marinho de Macêdo Souza.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 6,201

Turnout: 90.2% (6,568 of 7,281 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Francisco Canindé Pinheiro dos Santos, 52.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Reno Marinho de Macêdo Souza, 45.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Reno Marinho de Macêdo Souza, 50.6%
- October 7, 2012: José de Arimateia Braz, 53.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José de Arimateia Braz, 42.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Gladstone Santos da Costa, 48.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Ribamar de Souza, 35.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Ribamar de Souza, 53.8%

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

- [São Rafael Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/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 Rafael

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-rafael/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.