# 2012 Tenente Laurentino Cruz municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Tenente Laurentino Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 4,284 of 4,770 registered voters (89.8%). −1.0 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Tenente Laurentino Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Dantas de Araujo | PMDB | 2,143 | 52.0% | Elected |
| Airton Laurentino Junior | PSB | 1,976 | 48.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Tenente Laurentino Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 39.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,624 | 39.3% | 4 |
| Partido da República | 837 | 20.3% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 623 | 15.1% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 479 | 11.6% |  |
| Democratas | 312 | 7.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 253 | 6.1% | 1 |

## Contests

- [2012 Tenente Laurentino Cruz mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Tenente Laurentino Cruz Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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