# 2012 Senador Elói de Souza mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Senador Elói de Souza](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza.md), October 7, 2012

Kerginaldo Medeiros de Araújo won with 44.8% of the vote, 16.6 points ahead of Antonio Pereira Lima Junior.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kerginaldo Medeiros de Araújo | PMDB | 1,963 | 44.8% | Elected |
| Antonio Pereira Lima Junior | PMN | 1,236 | 28.2% |  |
| Ozael Teodosio de Melo | PSD | 1,182 | 27.0% |  |

Valid votes: 4,381

Turnout: 85.5% (4,641 of 5,426 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Kerginaldo Medeiros de Araújo Junior, 55.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Maciel Gomes da Silva, 56.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Grimalde Ferreira Lins, 56.5%
- October 7, 2012: Kerginaldo Medeiros de Araújo, 44.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Kerginaldo Medeiros de Araújo, 39.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ozailton Teodosio de Melo, 61.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Adilson de Oliveira Pereira, 50.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Adilson de Oliveria Pereira, 50.0%

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

- [Senador Elói de Souza Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza/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 Senador Elói de Souza

- 2012 Senador Elói de Souza mayoral election
- [2012 Senador Elói de Souza Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/senador-eloi-de-souza/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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