# 2012 Taipu municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Taipu](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/taipu.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 8,857 of 9,841 registered voters (90.0%). −2.5 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Taipu](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/taipu/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ariosvaldo Bandeira Júnior | PSD | 4,217 | 51.1% | Elected |
| João Maria Câmara de Melo | PSB | 4,037 | 48.9% |  |

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

PSB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 25.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,146 | 25.2% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,076 | 24.4% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 1,065 | 12.5% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,059 | 12.5% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 759 | 8.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 456 | 5.4% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 322 | 3.8% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 307 | 3.6% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 270 | 3.2% |  |
| Partido Verde | 45 | 0.5% |  |

## Contests

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

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