# 2012 Castro municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Castro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/castro.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 42,224 of 50,160 registered voters (84.2%). −1.6 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Castro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/castro/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reinaldo Cardoso | PPS | 17,024 | 43.5% | Elected |
| Maria Helena de Albuquerque | DEM | 11,754 | 30.0% |  |
| Cassio Menarim | PSD | 5,901 | 15.1% |  |
| Izidro Constantino Guedes | PT | 4,496 | 11.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Castro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/castro/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 2 of the 11 seats, with 13.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 6,811 | 17.2% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 5,244 | 13.3% | 2 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 5,167 | 13.1% | 2 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 4,953 | 12.5% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 2,425 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 2,332 | 5.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 1,974 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,791 | 4.5% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,637 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,523 | 3.9% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,238 | 3.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 999 | 2.5% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 883 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 756 | 1.9% |  |
| Podemos | 587 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 448 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 308 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Verde | 261 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 135 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 36 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 29 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Castro mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/castro/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Castro Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/castro/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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