# 2012 Triunfo Potiguar Municipal Chamber election [Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Triunfo Potiguar](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar.md), October 7, 2012 PSB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 45.6% of the vote. Seats: PSB 4, DEM 1, PDT 1, PR 1, PSD 1, and PSDB 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,495 | 45.6% | 4 | Elected | | Democratas | 736 | 22.4% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 326 | 9.9% | 1 | Elected | | Partido da República | 217 | 6.6% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Social Democrático | 209 | 6.4% | 1 | Elected | | Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 197 | 6.0% | 1 | Elected | | Partido dos Trabalhadores | 67 | 2.0% | | | | Partido Social Cristão | 21 | 0.6% | | | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 12 | 0.4% | | | Valid votes: 3,280 Turnout: 90.2% (3,535 of 3,920 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### Vitória do Povo 2,306 votes, 7 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Manoel Estevam da Fonseca | PDT | 313 | Elected | | Françuar Antonio da Silva | PSB | 258 | Elected | | Antonio Jean Lopo | PSB | 220 | Elected | | Roberto Fonseca Lopes | PSB | 216 | Elected | | José Almeida | PSD | 206 | Elected | | Francisco Antonio Alves da Silva | PSB | 189 | Elected | | Valderedo Medeiros da Silva | PSDB | 186 | Elected | | Fabio Umbelino de Almeida | PSB | 184 | | | Francisco Bezerra Wanderley | PSB | 154 | | | Lidione Atanasio | PSB | 114 | | | José Edson Rodrigues Saldanha | PSB | 96 | | | Ângela Maria Pereira de Brito | PT | 57 | | | Antonia Aquino de Sena | PT | 9 | | | Clezio Estevão da Fonseca | PMDB | 9 | | | Maria do Rosario Vieira | PSB | 5 | | | Antonia Ednalva da Silva Azevedo | PSB | 0 | | | Jussileia Estevam de Almeida | PSB | 0 | | | Marta Estevam de Almeida | PDT | 0 | | ### Vontade do Povo 974 votes, 2 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Francisco Antônio da Fonseca | DEM | 270 | Elected | | Manoel Félix | PR | 154 | Elected | | Fagner de Lima de Araújo | DEM | 150 | | | Janailson Vieira de Araujo | DEM | 104 | | | Lazaro Umbelino de Oliveira | DEM | 98 | | | Irene Ribeiro de Almeida Silva | PR | 47 | | | Clodoaldo Pereira Neris | DEM | 26 | | | Francisco Bezerra Neto | PSC | 19 | | | Maria Nubia Batista da Silva | DEM | 14 | | | Maria da Salete da Silva | DEM | 3 | | | Ana Helena Melo da Silva | DEM | 0 | | | Romulo Domingos Sávio de Souza Lucena | PSC | 0 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, União Brasil, União Brasil, Progressistas - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Podemos, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático - October 7, 2012: list, list, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Liberal - [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Liberal, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Liberal, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 7, 2012 - [Triunfo Potiguar mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2012-10-07-local/mayor.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 Triunfo Potiguar - [2012 Triunfo Potiguar mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md) - 2012 Triunfo Potiguar Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.json.