# 2012 Arauá mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Sergipe](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se.md) / [Arauá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua.md), October 7, 2012

Ana Helena Andrade Costa won with 54.7% of the vote, 9.9 points ahead of Jose Ranulfo dos Santos.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ana Helena Andrade Costa | PMDB | 3,991 | 54.7% | Elected |
| Jose Ranulfo dos Santos | PSB | 3,268 | 44.8% |  |
| Francisco Monteiro de Farias | PCB | 41 | 0.6% |  |

Valid votes: 7,300

Turnout: 94.9% (7,764 of 8,178 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Fabio Manoel Andrade Costa, 86.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Fabio Manoel Andrade Costa, 70.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jose Ranulfo dos Santos, 55.0%
- October 7, 2012: Ana Helena Andrade Costa, 54.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ana Helena Andrade Costa, 52.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Ranulfo dos Santos, 50.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Ranulfo dos Santos, 57.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Otoniel de Mesquita Costa, 47.9%

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

- [Arauá Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/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 Arauá

- 2012 Arauá mayoral election
- [2012 Arauá Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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