# 2012 Vera Cruz municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Vera Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 8,265 of 9,186 registered voters (90.0%). −6.6 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Vera Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Paulo Pinho Cabral | PMDB | 4,645 | 60.5% | Elected |
| Marleide Maciel Pinheiro Borges | PSD | 3,033 | 39.5% |  |

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

PSB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 33.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,575 | 33.1% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,556 | 32.8% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,481 | 19.0% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 755 | 9.7% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 191 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 98 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 62 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 61 | 0.8% |  |
| Democratas | 9 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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