# 2012 Carira mayoral election

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

Diogo Menezes Machado won with 64.0% of the vote, 28.7 points ahead of Gilma Araujo Santos Chagas.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Diogo Menezes Machado | PSD | 8,088 | 64.0% | Elected |
| Gilma Araujo Santos Chagas | PSC | 4,455 | 35.2% |  |
| Gilberto Marcos dos Santos | PV | 101 | 0.8% |  |

Valid votes: 12,644

Turnout: 93.9% (13,703 of 14,599 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/carira/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Diogo Menezes Machado, 82.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/carira/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Diogo Menezes Machado, 82.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/carira/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Aroldoaldo Chagas, 48.9%
- October 7, 2012: Diogo Menezes Machado, 64.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/carira/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Joao Nunes Oliveira, 99.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/carira/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao Bosco Machado, 51.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/carira/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Joao Bosco Machado, 52.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/carira/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Aroldoaldo Chagas, 52.0%

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

- [Carira Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/carira/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 Carira

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

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