# 2020 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), November 15, 2020

Francisco Macedo da Silva won with 63.5% of the vote, 27.0 points ahead of Sueleide de Morais Araujo.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Macedo da Silva | PL | 2,773 | 63.5% | Elected |
| Sueleide de Morais Araujo | PSDB | 1,594 | 36.5% |  |

Valid votes: 4,367

Turnout: 91.0% (4,473 of 4,913 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: 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](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): 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 November 15, 2020

- [Tenente Laurentino Cruz Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2020-11-15-local.md) (11,129)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2020](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2020), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Tenente Laurentino Cruz

- 2020 Tenente Laurentino Cruz mayoral election
- [2020 Tenente Laurentino Cruz Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tenente-laurentino-cruz/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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