# 2012 Balsa Nova mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Balsa Nova](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova.md), October 7, 2012

Marcos Antonio Zanetti led with 46.3% of the vote, 0.0 points ahead of Luiz Claudio Costa.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcos Antonio Zanetti | PDT | 3,869 | 46.3% |  |
| Luiz Claudio Costa | PMDB | 3,869 | 46.3% | Elected |
| Wilson Santana de Oliveira | PSDB | 625 | 7.5% |  |

Valid votes: 8,363

Turnout: 95.1% (8,738 of 9,186 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Clever Aparecido Iavolski Poletto, 53.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marcos Antonio Zanetti, 62.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Luiz Claudio Costa, 52.3%
- October 7, 2012: Luiz Claudio Costa, 46.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Osvaldo Vanderlei Costa, 46.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Franco Pellizzari, 50.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Osvaldo Vanderlei Costa, 52.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edmundo Bora, 51.6%

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

- [Balsa Nova Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/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 Balsa Nova

- 2012 Balsa Nova mayoral election
- [2012 Balsa Nova Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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