2012 Venezuelan regional elections

Regional elections were held in Venezuela on 16 December 2012 to elect state governors and state legislators.^[1] The result was a victory for the ruling United Socialist Party, which won the governorships of 20 of the 23 states,^[2] an increase from the 18 won in the 2008 elections.^[3] Voter turnout was 53%.^[3]

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Liborio Guarulla	Progresist Movement of Venezuela	35,328	55.03
	Nicia Maldonado	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	24,876	38.75
	Gregorio Mirabal	United Multiethnic Peoples of the Amazonas	3,523	5.49
	Magno Barros	Democratic Action	242	0.38
	Plinio Graterol	Authentic Renewal Organization	153	0.24
	Antonio Corapse	New Vision for My Country	77	0.12
Total			64,199	100.00

Valid votes			64,199	96.76
Invalid/blank votes			2,149	3.24
Total votes			66,348	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			97,560	68.01
Source: CNE

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Aristóbulo Istúriz	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	292,753	56.46
	Antonio Barreto Sira	Democratic Action	222,280	42.87
	Manuel Lozada	New Pact	1,975	0.38
	Juan Carlo Mata	New Vision for My Country	535	0.10
	Ubaldo Alvarado	People's Electoral Movement	500	0.10
	Elieser Teran	Socialism and Liberty Party	284	0.05
	Edwin Figuera	Labour Power	197	0.04
Total			518,524	100.00

Valid votes			518,524	96.26
Invalid/blank votes			20,163	3.74
Total votes			538,687	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,013,188	53.17
Source: CNE

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ramón Carrizales	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	94,112	63.31
	Luis Lippa	Citizen Force	32,991	22.19
	Leopoldo Estrada	People's Electoral Movement	21,220	14.27
	José Sosa	New Vision for My Country	332	0.22
Total			148,655	100.00

Valid votes			148,655	96.15
Invalid/blank votes			5,958	3.85
Total votes			154,613	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			313,874	49.26
Source: CNE

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tareck El Aissami	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	341,316	55.57
	Richard Mardo	Justice First	271,367	44.18
	Aris Segovia	New Vision for My Country	945	0.15
	Ruth Rodríguez	Authentic Renewal Organization	502	0.08
	Emilio Bastidas	Socialism and Liberty Party	113	0.02
Total			614,243	100.00

Valid votes			614,243	95.70
Invalid/blank votes			27,628	4.30
Total votes			641,871	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,173,046	54.72
Source: CNE

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Adán Chávez	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	143,198	57.90
	Julio César Reyes	Progressive Advance	104,046	42.07
	Marco Tezara	New Vision for My Country	76	0.03
Total			247,320	100.00

Valid votes			247,320	96.41
Invalid/blank votes			9,207	3.59
Total votes			256,527	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			531,227	48.29
Source: CNE

2012 Venezuelan regional elections

Gubernatorial elections

Amazonas

Anzoátegui

Apure

Aragua

Barinas

Bolívar

Carabobo

Cojedes

Delta Amacuro

Falcón

Guárico

Lara

Mérida

Miranda

Monagas

Nueva Esparta

Portuguesa

Sucre

Táchira

Trujillo

Vargas

Yaracuy

Zulia

References

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Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Francisco Rangel Gómez	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	173,536	46.55
	Andrés Velásquez	Radical Cause	163,265	43.80
	Manuel Arciniega	Communist Party of Venezuela	30,045	8.06
	Robert Martínez	New Vision for My Country	2,045	0.55
	Amauris Aular	Emerging People	1,332	0.36
	Pedro Rondón	Think Democracy	890	0.24
	María Quintina	Venezuelan Revolutionary Currents	626	0.17
	José Contreras	Authentic Renewal Organization	406	0.11
	Edwin Zambrano	Revolutionary Party of Work	387	0.10
	Pedro Tabarés	Free Voters	223	0.06
Total			372,755	100.00

Valid votes			372,755	95.34
Invalid/blank votes			18,225	4.66
Total votes			390,980	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			950,034	41.15
Source: CNE

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Francisco Ameliach	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	408,439	55.74
	Henrique Salas Feo	Project Venezuela	319,619	43.62
	Noe Mujica	NOE Unity	1,556	0.21
	Laura Valls	Free Voters	1,052	0.14
	Raúl Coraspe	New Vision for My Country	731	0.10
	Juan Linares	Organised Youth of Venezuela	581	0.08
	María Mirabal	Labour Power	327	0.04
	Antonio Espinoza	Socialism and Liberty Party	276	0.04
	Juan Peña Loyo	Republican Bicentennial Vanguard	212	0.03
Total			732,793	100.00

Valid votes			732,793	96.84
Invalid/blank votes			23,934	3.16
Total votes			756,727	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,533,809	49.34
Source: CNE

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Stella Lugo	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	157,640	51.59
	Gregorio Graterol	Independent (MUD)	109,779	35.93
	Oswaldo León	Independent	36,287	11.88
	Raumel Guerrero	Community Defence Movement	1,104	0.36
	Magalis Covis	Republican Bicentennial Vanguard	583	0.19
	Elsa Colina	New Vision for My Country	173	0.06
Total			305,566	100.00

Valid votes			305,566	96.05
Invalid/blank votes			12,563	3.95
Total votes			318,129	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			638,516	49.82
Source: CNE

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Yelitze Santaella	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	168,532	55.11
	José Gregorio Briceño	Independent	129,225	42.26
	Soraya Hernández	Independent (MUD)	7,416	2.43
	Judith Márquez	New Vision for My Country	432	0.14
	Humberto Canales	National Opinion	95	0.03
	Francisco Arias	Republican Bicentennial Vanguard	88	0.03
Total			305,788	100.00

Valid votes			305,788	96.46
Invalid/blank votes			11,212	3.54
Total votes			317,000	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			599,082	52.91
Source: CNE