# 2012 Itacajá mayoral election

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

Maria Aparecida Lima Rocha Costa won with 59.3% of the vote, 19.0 points ahead of Arnaldo Tavares Pinheiro.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Aparecida Lima Rocha Costa | PSD | 2,840 | 59.3% | Elected |
| Arnaldo Tavares Pinheiro | PSDB | 1,929 | 40.3% |  |
| Raimundo Marcos Soares Coelho | PT | 18 | 0.4% |  |

Valid votes: 4,787

Turnout: 89.1% (4,999 of 5,611 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/itacaja/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Maria Aparecida Lima Rocha Costa, 77.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/itacaja/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Maria Aparecida Lima Rocha Costa, 62.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/itacaja/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Maria Aparecida Lima Rocha Costa, 100.0%
- October 7, 2012: Maria Aparecida Lima Rocha Costa, 59.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/itacaja/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Manoel de Souza Pinheiro, 53.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/itacaja/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Manoel de Souza Pinheiro, 54.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/itacaja/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Antao Alves Costa, 65.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/itacaja/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antao Alves Costa, 69.3%

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

- [Itacajá Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/itacaja/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 Itacajá

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

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