# 2012 Cantá mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Roraima](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr.md) / [Cantá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta.md), October 7, 2012

Roseny Cruz Araújo won with 35.9% of the vote, 1.4 points ahead of Maria Lucia Rodrigues Marques.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Roseny Cruz Araújo | PMDB | 3,283 | 35.9% | Elected |
| Maria Lucia Rodrigues Marques | PR | 3,151 | 34.5% |  |
| Josemar do Carmo | PMN | 2,088 | 22.8% |  |
| Joana Cristina Pereira da Costa | PT | 616 | 6.7% |  |

Valid votes: 9,138

Turnout: 86.2% (9,655 of 11,206 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Andre Luis Costa de Castro, 51.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Andre Luis Costa de Castro, 53.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Carlos José da Silva, 20.2%
- October 7, 2012: Roseny Cruz Araújo, 35.9%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Josemar do Carmo, 54.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Zacarias Assuncao Ribeiro Araujo, 41.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Paulo de Souza Peixoto, 55.8%

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

- [Cantá Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/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 Cantá

- 2012 Cantá mayoral election
- [2012 Cantá Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rr/canta/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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