# 2012 São Tomé municipal election

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

Turnout: 8,057 of 8,851 registered voters (91.0%). −3.5 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gutemberg Pereira da Rocha | PMDB | 4,047 | 53.2% | Elected |
| José Miguel de Menezes Júnior | PP | 3,561 | 46.8% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 2 of the 9 seats, with 20.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,561 | 20.2% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,384 | 17.9% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 1,341 | 17.3% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,262 | 16.3% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 477 | 6.2% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 395 | 5.1% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 391 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido Verde | 323 | 4.2% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 254 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido da República | 226 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 61 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 38 | 0.5% |  |
| Podemos | 28 | 0.4% |  |
| Democratas | 3 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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