# 2012 Pinhalão mayoral election

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

Claudinei Benetti won with 70.7% of the vote, 41.4 points ahead of Vaudemir Mainardes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claudinei Benetti | PSD | 3,317 | 70.7% | Elected |
| Vaudemir Mainardes | PTB | 1,376 | 29.3% |  |

Valid votes: 4,693

Turnout: 86.6% (4,954 of 5,722 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/pinhalao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Luiz Eduardo de Castro Vanzeli, 58.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/pinhalao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Dionisio Arrais de Alencar, 46.7%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/pinhalao/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Sergio Inacio Rodrigues, 36.8%
- October 7, 2012: Claudinei Benetti, 70.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/pinhalao/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Claudinei Benetti, 98.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/pinhalao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Valdomiro Teixeira Fraiz, 53.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/pinhalao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose de Carvalho, 39.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/pinhalao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Nilson Jose Carneiro, 59.5%

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

- [Pinhalão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/pinhalao/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 Pinhalão

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

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