# 2012 Tibau mayoral election

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

Josinaldo Marcos de Souza won with 56.2% of the vote, 13.8 points ahead of Brigido Rafael Carneiro Leite Freire.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Josinaldo Marcos de Souza | PSD | 2,036 | 56.2% | Elected |
| Brigido Rafael Carneiro Leite Freire | PMDB | 1,535 | 42.3% |  |
| Divanir da Silva Costa | PV | 54 | 1.5% |  |

Valid votes: 3,625

Turnout: 92.2% (3,797 of 4,119 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tibau/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Lidiane Marques da Costa, 60.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tibau/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Lidiane Marques da Costa, 56.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tibau/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Josinaldo Marcos de Souza, 55.2%
- October 7, 2012: Josinaldo Marcos de Souza, 56.2%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tibau/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Francisco de Assis Diniz, 54.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tibau/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Nilo Nolasco, 57.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tibau/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Sidrônio Freire da Silva, 56.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tibau/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Sidrônio Freire da Silva, 53.4%

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

- [Tibau Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/tibau/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 Tibau

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

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