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]

2012 Venezuelan regional elections

16 December 2012
Turnout	53.94%
Alliance GPP MUD Popular vote 4,855,340 3,824,564 Percentage 54.42% 42.87%
Red denotes states won by the Great Patriotic Pole. Blue denotes those won by the Coalition for Democratic Unity.

Results

Amazonas

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Liborio Guarulla	Progresist Movement of Venezuela	34.404	55,59
Nicia Maldonado	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	23.966	38,73
Gregorio Mirabal	United Multiethnic Peoples of the Amazonas	3.039	4,91
Magno Barros	Democratic Action	239	0,38
Plinio Graterol	Authentic Renewing Organization	153	0,24
Antonio Corapse	NUVIPA	77	0,12
Invalid/blank votes		2.133	–
Total		63.911	100
Registered voters/turnout		97.560	67,94
Source: CNE

Anzoátegui

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Aristóbulo Istúriz	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	292.373	56,44
Antonio Barreto Sira	Democratic Action	222.146	42,88
Manuel Lozada	New Covenant	1.974	0,38
Juan Carlo Mata	NUVIPA	534	0,10
Ubaldo Alvarado	People's Electoral Movement	497	0,09
Elieser Teran	PSL	284	0,05
Edwin Figuera	Labour Power	197	0,03
Invalid/blank votes		20.140	–
Total		518.005	100
Registered voters/turnout		1.013.188	53,18
Source: CNE

Apure

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Ramón Carrizales	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	94.112	63,30
Luis Lippa	Citizen Force	32.991	22,19
Leopoldo Estrada	People's Electoral Movement	21.220	14,27
José Sosa	NUVIPA	332	0,22
Invalid/blank votes		5.958	–
Total		154.613	100
Registered voters/turnout		313.874	49,25
Source: CNE

Aragua

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Tareck El Aissami	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	341.313	55,56
Richard Mardo	Justice First	271.367	44,17
Aris Segovia	NUVIPA	945	0,15
Ruth Rodríguez	Authentic Renewing Organization	502	0,08
Emilio Bastidas	PSL	113	0,01
Invalid/blank votes		27.628	–
Total		641.871	100
Registered voters/turnout		1.173.046	54,71
Source: CNE

Barinas

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Adán Chávez	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	143.198	57,89
Julio César Reyes	Progressive Outpost	104.046	42,06
Marco Tezara	NUVIPA	76	0,03
Invalid/blank votes		9.207	–
Total		256.527	100
Registered voters/turnout		531.227	48,34
Source: CNE

Bolívar

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Francisco Rangel Gómez	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	173.536	46,55
Andrés Velásquez	Radical Cause	163.265	43,79
Manuel Arciniega	Communist Party of Venezuela	30.045	8,06
Robert Martínez	NUVIPA	2.045	0,54
Amauris Aular	Emergent People	1.332	0,35
Pedro Rondón	PIEDRA	890	0,23
María Quintina	Venezuelan Revolutionary Currents	626	0,16
José Contreras	Authentic Renewing Organization	406	0,10
Edwin Zambrano	Revolutionary Party of Work	387	0,10
Pedro Tabarés	Free Electors	223	0,05
Invalid/blank votes		18.225	–
Total		390.974	100
Registered voters/turnout		950.034	41,15
Source: CNE

Carabobo

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Francisco Ameliach	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	408.439	55,73
Henrique Salas Feo	Project Venezuela	319.619	43,61
Noe Mujica	NOE Unity	1.556	0,21
Laura Valls	Free Electors	1.052	0,14
Raúl Coraspe	NUVIPA	731	0,09
Juan Linares	JOVEN	581	0,07
María Mirabal	Labour Power	327	0,04
Antonio Espinoza	PSL	276	0,03
Juan Peña Loyo	Republican Bicentennial Vanguard	212	0,02
Invalid/blank votes		23.934	–
Total		756.487	100
Registered voters/turnout		1.533.809	49,32
Source: CNE

Cojedes

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Erika Farías	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	75.383	63,43
Alberto Galíndez	Democratic Action	42.820	36,03
José Rodríguez	NUVIPA	216	0,18
José Castro	Ecological Movement of Venezuela	154	0,12
Pedro León	Cojedians Socialist Party	136	0,11
Antonio Matute	New Social Order	77	0,06
Wilfredo Lago	Labour Power	55	0,04
Invalid/blank votes		6.012	–
Total		124.853	100
Registered voters/turnout		225.036	55,59
Source: CNE

Delta Amacuro

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Lizeta Hernández	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	42.037	82,08
Arévalo Salazar	Movement for Socialism	8.213	16,03
Migdaesi Pinto	NUVIPA	933	1,82
Ricardo Koesling	New Social Order	28	0,05
Invalid/blank votes		2.143	–
Total		53.354	100
Registered voters/turnout		114.043	46,78
Source: CNE

Falcón

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Stella Lugo	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	157.640	51,58
Gregorio Graterol	(Independent candidate, supported by the MUD)	109.779	35,92
Oswaldo León	(Independent candidate)	36.287	11,87
Raumel Guerrero	PROCOMUNIDAD	1.104	0,36
Magalis Covis	Republican Bicentennial Vanguard	583	0,19
Elsa Colina	NUVIPA	173	0,05
Invalid/blank votes		12.563	–
Total		318.129	100
Registered voters/turnout		638.516	49,82
Source: CNE

Guárico

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Ramón Rodríguez Chacín	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	148.445	74,70
José Manuel González	Democratic Action	50.163	25,24
Juan Carlos Rodríguez	NUVIPA	87	0,04
Invalid/blank votes		8.139	–
Total		206.883	100
Registered voters/turnout		503.312	41,14
Source: CNE

Lara

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Henri Falcón	Progressive Outpost	352.478	53,87
Luis Reyes Reyes	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	300.074	45,86
Julio La Cruz	PIEDRA	971	0,14
Cesar Guerrero	Ecological Movement of Venezuela	691	0,10
Invalid/blank votes		22.670	–
Total		676.884	100
Registered voters/turnout		1.203.490	56,3
Source: CNE

Mérida

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Alexis Ramírez	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	150.493	50,23
Léster Rodríguez	COPEI	116.197	38,79
Florencio Porras	Communist Party of Venezuela	31.765	10,60
Daniel García	Meridians Progressive Independents	467	0,15
Gerardo Pacheco	Ecological Movement of Venezuela	293	0,09
Simón Rodríguez	PSL	248	0,08
Rafael Farias	NUVIPA	86	0,02
Invalid/blank votes		10.664	–
Total		310.213	100
Registered voters/turnout		584.457	53,18
Source: CNE

Miranda

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Henrique Capriles Radonski	Justice First	583.660	51,83
Elías Jaua	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	538.549	47,82
Claudio Ojeda	NUVIPA	3.561	0,31
Jorge Contreras	National Opinion	297	0,02
Invalid/blank votes		36.888	–
Total		1.162.955	100
Registered voters/turnout		1.993.236	58,34
Source: CNE

Monagas

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Yelitze Santaella	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	168.532	55,11
José Gregorio Briceño	(Independent candidate)	127.501	41,69
Soraya Hernández	(Independent candidate, supported by the MUD)	7.416	2,42
Judith Márquez	NUVIPA	432	0,14
Humberto Canales	National Opinion	95	0,03
Francisco Arias	Republican Bicentennial Vanguard	88	0,02
Invalid/blank votes		11.212	–
Total		317.000	100
Registered voters/turnout		599.082	52,91
Source: CNE

Nueva Esparta

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Carlos Mata Figueroa	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	110.982	54,06
Morel Rodríguez Ávila	Democratic Action	93.868	45,72
Luis López Marcano	Ecological Movement of Venezuela	302	0,14
Frank Pinto	NUVIPA	139	0,06
Invalid/blank votes		6.333	–
Total		211.624	100
Registered voters/turnout		334.218	63,31
Source: CNE

Portuguesa

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Wilmar Castro Soteldo	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	131.367	53,76
Oswaldo Zerpa	Communist Party of Venezuela	60.809	24,88
Iván Colmenares	(Independent candidate, supported by the MUD)	51.081	20,90
Rafael Blanco	NUVIPA	602	0,24
Jesús Gonzáles	Revolutionary Party of Work	267	0,10
Akram El Nimer	Ecological Movement of Venezuela	227	0,09
Invalid/blank votes		12.339	–
Total		256.692	100
Registered voters/turnout		583.710	43,97
Source: CNE

Sucre

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Luis Acuña	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	157.344	59,80
Hernán Núñez	Popular Will	93.869	35,68
Félix Rodríguez	Labour Power	8.892	3,37
Elías Ocque	Good Land	2.860	1,08
Eleazar Guillen	PSL	117	0,04
Invalid/blank votes		11.731	–
Total		274.813	100
Registered voters/turnout		630.820	43,56
Source: CNE

Táchira

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
José G. Vielma Mora	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	248.788	54,00
César Pérez Vivas	COPEI	209.568	45,49
William Méndez	National Opinion	1.700	0,36
Manuel Rugeles	PORESTA	321	0,06
Rafael Escobar	NUVIPA	302	0,06
Invalid/blank votes		15.380	–
Total		476.074	100
Registered voters/turnout		826.821	57,57
Source: CNE

Trujillo

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Henry Rangel Silva	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	183.453	82,30
José Hernández	Democratic Action	38.511	17,27
Oscar Hernández	NUVIPA	941	0,42
Invalid/blank votes		6.414	–
Total		229.319	100
Registered voters/turnout		506.233	45,29
Source: CNE

Vargas

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Jorge García Carneiro	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	77.476	73,44
José Manuel Olivares	A New Era	26.518	25,13
Cristian González	United Vargas	1.275	1,20
Pedro Grateron	NUVIPA	145	0,13
César Gutierrez	Labour Power	71	0,06
Invalid/blank votes		6.126	–
Total		111.611	100
Registered voters/turnout		268.605	41,55
Source: CNE

Yaracuy

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Julio León Heredia	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	127.333	61,48
Biaggio Pilieri	National Convergence	78.217	37,76
Richard José Lira	Authentic Renewing Organization	654	0,31
José Luis Portillo	NUVIPA	601	0,29
Ender Guedez	Socialist Renewal Movement	307	0,14
Invalid/blank votes		10.633	–
Total		218.056	100
Registered voters/turnout		408.208	53,41
Source: CNE

Zulia

Governor
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Francisco Arias Cárdenas	United Socialist Party of Venezuela	759.214	52,22
Pablo Pérez Álvarez	A New Era	693.225	47,68
Iris Rincón	NUVIPA	657	0,04
María Bolívar	United Democratic Party for Peace	620	0,04
Invalid/blank votes		32.296	–
Total		1.486.012	100
Registered voters/turnout		2.389.371	62,19
Source: CNE

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. Hugo Chavez allies win 20 of 23 Venezuela governorships BBC News, 17 December 2012

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