# 2012 Tenente Laurentino Cruz mayoral 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

Francisco Dantas de Araujo won with 52.0% of the vote, 4.1 points ahead of Airton Laurentino Junior.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 4,119

Turnout: 89.8% (4,284 of 4,770 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Francisco Macedo da Silva, 79.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Francisco Macedo da Silva, 63.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Sueleide de Morais Araujo, 49.8%
- October 7, 2012: Francisco Dantas de Araujo, 52.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Airton Laurentino Junior, 54.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joarimar Tavares de Medeiros, 59.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Airton Laurentino Junior, 88.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Airton Laurentino Junior, 88.5%

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

- [Tenente Laurentino Cruz Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/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 Tenente Laurentino Cruz

- 2012 Tenente Laurentino Cruz mayoral election
- [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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