# 2012 Aurora do Tocantins mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Aurora do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins.md), October 7, 2012

Aloilson Tavares Cardoso won with 53.5% of the vote, 7.1 points ahead of Adenel da Costa Torres.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aloilson Tavares Cardoso | PTB | 1,380 | 53.5% | Elected |
| Adenel da Costa Torres | PMDB | 1,197 | 46.4% |  |
| Livia Higino da Silva | PTC | 3 | 0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 2,580

Turnout: 90.2% (2,736 of 3,032 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Edson Neiva da Silva, 59.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Luzinei de Jesus Silva, 64.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Aloilson Tavares Cardoso, 50.6%
- October 7, 2012: Aloilson Tavares Cardoso, 53.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Dional Vieira de Sena, 51.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Dional Vieira de Sena, 58.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Geovane de Souza Tavares, 53.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Geovane de Souza Tavares, 51.0%

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

- [Aurora do Tocantins Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins/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 Aurora do Tocantins

- 2012 Aurora do Tocantins mayoral election
- [2012 Aurora do Tocantins Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/aurora-do-tocantins/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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