# 2012 Upanema municipal election

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

Turnout: 9,455 of 10,310 registered voters (91.7%). −1.3 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Upanema](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/upanema/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Jairo Bezerra de Mendonça | PR | 5,070 | 55.6% | Elected |
| Manoel Carlos de Oliveira | PMDB | 4,046 | 44.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Upanema](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/upanema/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 32.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,951 | 32.3% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 1,621 | 17.7% | 2 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 1,240 | 13.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,170 | 12.8% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 613 | 6.7% | 1 |
| Democratas | 487 | 5.3% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 442 | 4.8% |  |
| Partido Verde | 368 | 4.0% |  |
| Progressistas | 235 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 2 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 2 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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