# 2012 Araguanã mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Araguanã](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana.md), October 7, 2012

Alan Brasil Alves de Sousa won with 49.2% of the vote, 12.0 points ahead of Benedito Lopes da Silva.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Brasil Alves de Sousa | PT do B | 1,680 | 49.2% | Elected |
| Benedito Lopes da Silva | PR | 1,270 | 37.2% |  |
| Chiang Kai Xeque Braga Barroso Junior | PT | 466 | 13.6% |  |

Valid votes: 3,416

Turnout: 81.7% (3,618 of 4,431 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Max Nylton Barbosa da Silva, 74.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Max Nylton Barbosa da Silva, 39.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Fernando Luiz dos Santos, 66.4%
- October 7, 2012: Alan Brasil Alves de Sousa, 49.2%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Noraldino Mateus Fonseca, 61.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Noraldino Mateus Fonseca, 45.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Benedito Lopes da Silva, 54.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Benedito Lopes da Silva, 38.6%

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

- [Araguanã Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana/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 Araguanã

- 2012 Araguanã mayoral election
- [2012 Araguanã Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/araguana/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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