# 2012 Teresina mayoral election, second round

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Teresina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina.md), October 28, 2012

Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho won with 51.5% of the vote, 3.1 points ahead of Elmano Férrer de Almeida.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md), 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, 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 | 212,741 | 51.5% | Elected |
| Elmano Férrer de Almeida | PTB | 200,062 | 48.5% |  |

Valid votes: 412,803

Turnout: 81.5% (433,027 of 531,138 registered)

## This race in other years

- [November 29, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.md): José Pessoa Leal, 62.3%
- October 28, 2012: Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 51.5%
- [October 31, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2004-10-31-runoff/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 58.5%
- [November 15, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/1996-11-15-runoff/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 53.3%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 28, 2012

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2012-10-07-local.md) (49)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2012](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2012), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.json.