2012 Venezuelan regional elections

Last updated
2012 Venezuelan regional elections
Flag of Venezuela.svg
←  2008 16 December 2012 (2012-12-16) 2017  →
Elecciones regionales Venezuela (Densidad) 2012.svg
States won by party

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]

Contents

Gubernatorial elections

Amazonas

CandidatePartyVotes%
Liborio Guarulla Progresist Movement of Venezuela35,32855.03
Nicia Maldonado United Socialist Party of Venezuela 24,87638.75
Gregorio Mirabal United Multiethnic Peoples of the Amazonas 3,5235.49
Magno Barros Democratic Action 2420.38
Plinio Graterol Authentic Renewal Organization 1530.24
Antonio CorapseNew Vision for My Country770.12
Total64,199100.00
Valid votes64,19996.76
Invalid/blank votes2,1493.24
Total votes66,348100.00
Registered voters/turnout97,56068.01
Source: CNE

Anzoátegui

CandidatePartyVotes%
Aristóbulo Istúriz United Socialist Party of Venezuela 292,75356.46
Antonio Barreto Sira Democratic Action 222,28042.87
Manuel LozadaNew Pact1,9750.38
Juan Carlo MataNew Vision for My Country5350.10
Ubaldo Alvarado People's Electoral Movement 5000.10
Elieser TeranSocialism and Liberty Party2840.05
Edwin FigueraLabour Power1970.04
Total518,524100.00
Valid votes518,52496.26
Invalid/blank votes20,1633.74
Total votes538,687100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,013,18853.17
Source: CNE

Apure

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ramón Carrizales United Socialist Party of Venezuela 94,11263.31
Luis LippaCitizen Force32,99122.19
Leopoldo Estrada People's Electoral Movement 21,22014.27
José SosaNew Vision for My Country3320.22
Total148,655100.00
Valid votes148,65596.15
Invalid/blank votes5,9583.85
Total votes154,613100.00
Registered voters/turnout313,87449.26
Source: CNE

Aragua

CandidatePartyVotes%
Tareck El Aissami United Socialist Party of Venezuela 341,31655.57
Richard Mardo Justice First 271,36744.18
Aris SegoviaNew Vision for My Country9450.15
Ruth Rodríguez Authentic Renewal Organization 5020.08
Emilio BastidasSocialism and Liberty Party1130.02
Total614,243100.00
Valid votes614,24395.70
Invalid/blank votes27,6284.30
Total votes641,871100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,173,04654.72
Source: CNE

Barinas

CandidatePartyVotes%
Adán Chávez United Socialist Party of Venezuela 143,19857.90
Julio César Reyes Progressive Advance 104,04642.07
Marco TezaraNew Vision for My Country760.03
Total247,320100.00
Valid votes247,32096.41
Invalid/blank votes9,2073.59
Total votes256,527100.00
Registered voters/turnout531,22748.29
Source: CNE

Bolívar

CandidatePartyVotes%
Francisco Rangel Gómez United Socialist Party of Venezuela 173,53646.55
Andrés Velásquez Radical Cause 163,26543.80
Manuel Arciniega Communist Party of Venezuela 30,0458.06
Robert MartínezNew Vision for My Country2,0450.55
Amauris AularEmerging People1,3320.36
Pedro RondónThink Democracy8900.24
María QuintinaVenezuelan Revolutionary Currents6260.17
José Contreras Authentic Renewal Organization 4060.11
Edwin ZambranoRevolutionary Party of Work3870.10
Pedro TabarésFree Voters2230.06
Total372,755100.00
Valid votes372,75595.34
Invalid/blank votes18,2254.66
Total votes390,980100.00
Registered voters/turnout950,03441.15
Source: CNE

Carabobo

CandidatePartyVotes%
Francisco Ameliach United Socialist Party of Venezuela 408,43955.74
Henrique Salas Feo Project Venezuela 319,61943.62
Noe MujicaNOE Unity1,5560.21
Laura VallsFree Voters1,0520.14
Raúl CoraspeNew Vision for My Country7310.10
Juan LinaresOrganised Youth of Venezuela5810.08
María MirabalLabour Power3270.04
Antonio EspinozaSocialism and Liberty Party2760.04
Juan Peña Loyo Republican Bicentennial Vanguard 2120.03
Total732,793100.00
Valid votes732,79396.84
Invalid/blank votes23,9343.16
Total votes756,727100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,533,80949.34
Source: CNE

Cojedes

CandidatePartyVotes%
Erika Farías United Socialist Party of Venezuela 75,38363.43
Alberto Galíndez Democratic Action 42,82036.03
José RodríguezNew Vision for My Country2160.18
José Castro Ecological Movement of Venezuela 1540.13
Pedro LeónCojedian Socialist Party1360.11
Antonio MatuteNew Social Order770.06
Wilfredo LagoLabour Power550.05
Total118,841100.00
Valid votes118,84195.18
Invalid/blank votes6,0124.82
Total votes124,853100.00
Registered voters/turnout225,03655.48
Source: CNE

Delta Amacuro

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lizeta Hernández United Socialist Party of Venezuela 42,03782.09
Arévalo Salazar Movement for Socialism 8,21316.04
Migdaesi PintoNew Vision for My Country9331.82
Ricardo KoeslingNew Social Order280.05
Total51,211100.00
Valid votes51,21195.98
Invalid/blank votes2,1434.02
Total votes53,354100.00
Registered voters/turnout114,04346.78
Source: CNE

Falcón

CandidatePartyVotes%
Stella Lugo United Socialist Party of Venezuela 157,64051.59
Gregorio GraterolIndependent (MUD)109,77935.93
Oswaldo LeónIndependent36,28711.88
Raumel GuerreroCommunity Defence Movement1,1040.36
Magalis Covis Republican Bicentennial Vanguard 5830.19
Elsa ColinaNew Vision for My Country1730.06
Total305,566100.00
Valid votes305,56696.05
Invalid/blank votes12,5633.95
Total votes318,129100.00
Registered voters/turnout638,51649.82
Source: CNE

Guárico

CandidatePartyVotes%
Ramón Rodríguez Chacín United Socialist Party of Venezuela 148,44574.71
José Manuel González Democratic Action 50,16325.25
Juan Carlos RodríguezNew Vision for My Country870.04
Total198,695100.00
Valid votes198,69596.06
Invalid/blank votes8,1393.94
Total votes206,834100.00
Registered voters/turnout503,31241.09
Source: CNE

Lara

CandidatePartyVotes%
Henri Falcón Progressive Advance 352,47853.88
Luis Reyes Reyes United Socialist Party of Venezuela 300,07445.87
Julio La CruzThink Democracy9710.15
Cesar Guerrero Ecological Movement of Venezuela 6910.11
Total654,214100.00
Valid votes654,21496.65
Invalid/blank votes22,6703.35
Total votes676,884100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,203,49056.24
Source: CNE

Mérida

CandidatePartyVotes%
Alexis Ramírez United Socialist Party of Venezuela 150,49350.24
Léster Rodríguez Copei 116,19738.79
Florencio Porras Communist Party of Venezuela 31,76510.60
Daniel GarcíaIndependent Merideños Progressives4670.16
Gerardo Pacheco Ecological Movement of Venezuela 2930.10
Simón RodríguezSocialism and Liberty Party2480.08
Rafael FariasNew Vision for My Country860.03
Total299,549100.00
Valid votes299,54996.56
Invalid/blank votes10,6643.44
Total votes310,213100.00
Registered voters/turnout584,45753.08
Source: CNE

Miranda

CandidatePartyVotes%
Henrique Capriles Justice First 583,66051.83
Elías Jaua United Socialist Party of Venezuela 538,54947.83
Claudio OjedaNew Vision for My Country3,5610.32
Jorge Contreras National Opinion 2970.03
Total1,126,067100.00
Valid votes1,126,06796.83
Invalid/blank votes36,8883.17
Total votes1,162,955100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,993,23658.35
Source: CNE

Monagas

CandidatePartyVotes%
Yelitze Santaella United Socialist Party of Venezuela 168,53255.11
José Gregorio Briceño Independent129,22542.26
Soraya HernándezIndependent (MUD)7,4162.43
Judith MárquezNew Vision for My Country4320.14
Humberto Canales National Opinion 950.03
Francisco Arias Republican Bicentennial Vanguard 880.03
Total305,788100.00
Valid votes305,78896.46
Invalid/blank votes11,2123.54
Total votes317,000100.00
Registered voters/turnout599,08252.91
Source: CNE

Nueva Esparta

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Mata Figueroa United Socialist Party of Venezuela 110,98254.06
Morel Rodríguez Ávila Democratic Action 93,86845.72
Luis López Marcano Ecological Movement of Venezuela 3020.15
Frank PintoNew Vision for My Country1390.07
Total205,291100.00
Valid votes205,29197.01
Invalid/blank votes6,3332.99
Total votes211,624100.00
Registered voters/turnout334,21863.32
Source: CNE

Portuguesa

CandidatePartyVotes%
Wilmar Castro Soteldo United Socialist Party of Venezuela 131,36753.76
Oswaldo Zerpa Communist Party of Venezuela 60,80924.89
Iván ColmenaresIndependent (MUD)51,08120.90
Rafael BlancoNew Vision for My Country6020.25
Jesús GonzálesRevolutionary Party of Work2670.11
Akram El Nimer Ecological Movement of Venezuela 2270.09
Total244,353100.00
Valid votes244,35395.19
Invalid/blank votes12,3394.81
Total votes256,692100.00
Registered voters/turnout583,71043.98
Source: CNE

Sucre

CandidatePartyVotes%
Luis Acuña United Socialist Party of Venezuela 157,34459.81
Hernán Núñez Popular Will 93,86935.68
Félix RodríguezLabour Power8,8923.38
Elías OcqueGood Land2,8601.09
Eleazar GuillenSocialism and Liberty Party1170.04
Total263,082100.00
Valid votes263,08295.73
Invalid/blank votes11,7314.27
Total votes274,813100.00
Registered voters/turnout630,82043.56
Source: CNE

Táchira

CandidatePartyVotes%
José G. Vielma Mora United Socialist Party of Venezuela 248,78854.00
César Pérez Vivas Copei 209,56845.49
William Méndez National Opinion 1,7000.37
Manuel RugelesOrientation Party of Táchira State3210.07
Rafael EscobarNew Vision for My Country3020.07
Total460,679100.00
Valid votes460,67996.77
Invalid/blank votes15,3803.23
Total votes476,059100.00
Registered voters/turnout826,82157.58
Source: CNE

Trujillo

CandidatePartyVotes%
Henry Rangel Silva United Socialist Party of Venezuela 183,45382.30
José Hernández Democratic Action 38,51117.28
Oscar HernándezNew Vision for My Country9410.42
Total222,905100.00
Valid votes222,90597.20
Invalid/blank votes6,4142.80
Total votes229,319100.00
Registered voters/turnout506,23345.30
Source: CNE

Vargas

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jorge García Carneiro United Socialist Party of Venezuela 77,47673.45
José Manuel Olivares A New Era 26,51825.14
Cristian GonzálezUnited Vargas1,2751.21
Pedro GrateronNew Vision for My Country1450.14
César GutierrezLabour Power710.07
Total105,485100.00
Valid votes105,48594.51
Invalid/blank votes6,1265.49
Total votes111,611100.00
Registered voters/turnout268,60541.55
Source: CNE

Yaracuy

CandidatePartyVotes%
Julio León Heredia United Socialist Party of Venezuela 127,33361.48
Biaggio Pilieri Convergence 78,21737.77
Richard José Lira Authentic Renewal Organization 6540.32
José Luis PortilloNew Vision for My Country6010.29
Ender GuedezSocialist Renewal Movement3070.15
Total207,112100.00
Valid votes207,11295.12
Invalid/blank votes10,6334.88
Total votes217,745100.00
Registered voters/turnout408,20853.34
Source: CNE

Zulia

CandidatePartyVotes%
Francisco Arias Cárdenas United Socialist Party of Venezuela 759,21452.23
Pablo Pérez Álvarez A New Era 693,22547.69
Iris RincónNew Vision for My Country6570.05
María Bolívar United Democratic Party for Peace6200.04
Total1,453,716100.00
Valid votes1,453,71697.83
Invalid/blank votes32,2962.17
Total votes1,486,012100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,389,37162.19
Source: CNE

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Venezuela</span> Country in South America

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of 916,445 km2 (353,841 sq mi), and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. Venezuela is a presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the north and in the capital.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hugo Chávez</span> President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician and military officer who served as the 52nd president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period of forty-seven hours in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when it merged with several other parties to form the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which he led until 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Venezuela</span>

Elections in Venezuela are held at a national level for the President of Venezuela as head of state and head of government, and for a unicameral legislature. The President of Venezuela is elected for a six-year term by direct election plurality voting, and is eligible for re-election. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 277 members (diputados), elected for five-year terms using a mixed-member majoritarian representation system. Elections also take place at state level and local level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Union of South American Nations</span> Intergovernmental regional organization

The Union of South American Nations (USAN), sometimes also referred to as the South American Union, abbreviated in Spanish as UNASUR and in Portuguese as UNASUL, is an intergovernmental regional organization. It once comprised twelve South American countries; as of 2019, most have withdrawn. It was set up by Hugo Chavez to counteract the influence of the United States in the region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Movimiento al Socialismo (Venezuela)</span> Political party in Venezuela

The Movement for Socialism is a democratic socialist political party in Venezuela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henrique Capriles</span> Venezuelan politician (born 1972)

Henrique Capriles Radonski is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer, who served as the 36th Governor of Miranda from 2008 to 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nicolás Maduro</span> President of Venezuela since 2013

Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician serving as the 53rd president of Venezuela since 2013. Previously, he was the 24th vice president of Venezuela from 2012 to 2013, the minister of foreign affairs from 2006 to 2012, and the 3rd president of the National Assembly of Venezuela from 2005 to 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 United States gubernatorial elections</span>

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 2009, in the states of New Jersey and Virginia, as well as in the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 7, 2009. Both state governorships were previously held by Democrats elected in 2005, and both were won by Republicans in 2009; the local Covenant Party maintained control of the governorship of the Marianas. These elections formed part of the 2009 United States elections. As of 2024, this is the last election after which the Democratic party held a majority of governorships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Venezuelan regional elections</span>

Regional elections were held in Venezuela on 23 November 2008 to choose 22 governors and 2 metropolitan mayors. The candidates were selected for a term beginning in 2008 and ending in 2012, when the next regional elections will be held. The 2008 regional elections were the second during the government of Hugo Chávez Frías and the first since he founded the United Socialist Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">César Pérez Vivas</span> Venezuelan politician

César Alejandro Pérez Vivas, is a Venezuelan lawyer and politician associated with COPEI in Táchira State. From 2008 to 2012, he was the Governor of Táchira.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Venezuelan constitutional referendum</span>

A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on 15 February 2009 for voters to approve or reject Amendment No. 1 of the constitution, which abolished term limits for the offices of president, state governors, mayors and National Assembly deputies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Venezuelan parliamentary election</span>

The 2010 parliamentary election in Venezuela took place on 26 September 2010 to elect the 165 deputies to the National Assembly. Venezuelan opposition parties, which had boycotted the previous election thus allowing the governing Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) to gain a two-thirds super majority, participated in the election through the Coalition for Democratic Unity (MUD). In 2007 the Fifth Republic Movement dissolved and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela was formed as the leading government party. Nationally, the popular vote was split equally between PSUV and MUD, but PSUV won a majority of the first-past-the-post seats and consequently retained a substantial majority in the Assembly, although falling short of both two-thirds and three-fifths super majority marks.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henri Falcón</span> Venezuelan politician

Henri Falcón Fuentes is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and retired Bolivarian Army non-commissioned officer. He served as mayor for two consecutive terms of Barquisimeto, Iribarren Municipality from 2000 to 2008 and as Governor of Lara from 2008 until 2017. He was a candidate in the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Democratic Unity Roundtable</span> Political coalition of Venezuelan opposition parties

The Democratic Unity Roundtable was a catch-all electoral coalition of Venezuelan political parties formed in January 2008 to unify the opposition to President Hugo Chávez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela in the 2010 Venezuelan parliamentary election. A previous opposition umbrella group, the Coordinadora Democrática, had collapsed after the failure of the 2004 Venezuelan recall referendum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Venezuelan presidential election</span>

Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 7 October 2012 to choose a president for a six-year term beginning in January 2013.

Henry de Jesús Rangel Silva is the current governor of Trujillo, Venezuela. A military general and former Minister of Defense, Rangel Silva was previously the head of Operational Strategic Command of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, head of the DISIP and Director of CANTV. Rangel Silva took part in the coup attempt of February 1992 together with Hugo Chávez.

Liborio Guarulla Garrido is an indigenous Venezuelan politician. He is of Baniwa ethnicity. He served as governor of Amazonas state from 2001 to 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Venezuelan presidential election</span>

Presidential elections were held in Venezuela on 20 May 2018, with incumbent Nicolás Maduro being declared re-elected for a second six-year term. The original electoral date was scheduled for December 2018 but was subsequently pulled ahead to 22 April before being pushed back to 20 May. Some analysts described the poll as a sham election, as many prominent opposition parties had been barred from participating in it. The elections had the lowest voter turnout in Venezuela's democratic era.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Venezuelan regional elections</span>

Regional elections were held in Venezuela on 15 October 2017 to elect the executive position of all 23 federal entities. This marked the first state executive election not held on the same date as elections for state legislatures, and the second separate from municipal elections. They were the 9th regional elections held in Venezuela since 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Venezuelan regional elections</span> Local elections in Venezuela

Regional and municipal elections were held in Venezuela on 21 November 2021. In the elections, all executive and legislative positions of the 23 federal entities, as well as that of the 335 municipalities of the country, were renewed.

References

  1. ↑ Definidas las fechas de elecciones para Gobernadores y Alcaldes Archived 2016-02-21 at the Wayback Machine Noticias24, 20 September 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ PSUV gana 19 gobernaciones Archived 2012-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Globovision, 16 December 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. 1 2 Hugo Chavez allies win 20 of 23 Venezuela governorships BBC News, 17 December 2012
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.