# 2012 Teresina mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Teresina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina.md), October 7, 2012

Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho led with 38.8% of the vote, 5.6 points ahead of Elmano Férrer de Almeida.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 7, 2012

- Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 38.8% (Advanced)
- Elmano Férrer de Almeida, 33.1% (Advanced)
- José Wellington Barroso de Araújo Dias, 14.2%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md), October 28, 2012

- Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 51.5% (Elected)
- Elmano Férrer de Almeida, 48.5%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho | PSDB | 162,633 | 38.8% | Advanced |
| Elmano Férrer de Almeida | PTB | 139,016 | 33.1% | Advanced |
| José Wellington Barroso de Araújo Dias | PT | 59,470 | 14.2% |  |
| Francisco Alberto de Araujo e Silva Rego | PSB | 44,856 | 10.7% |  |
| Maklandel Aquino Matos | PSOL | 5,330 | 1.3% |  |
| Daniel Vasconcelos Solon | PSTU | 5,103 | 1.2% |  |
| Vasconcelos Pinheiro Sousa Melo | PCB | 3,117 | 0.7% |  |

Valid votes: 419,525

Turnout: 83.9% (445,596 of 531,138 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 52.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Pessoa Leal, 62.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 51.1%
- October 7, 2012: Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 51.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 70.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 58.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 60.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 53.3%

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

- [Teresina Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/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 Teresina

- 2012 Teresina mayoral election
- [2012 Teresina Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.