# 2012 Ponta Grossa mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Ponta Grossa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa.md), October 7, 2012

Marcelo Rangel Cruz de Oliveira led with 33.4% of the vote, 1.0 points ahead of Péricles de Holleben Mello.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 7, 2012

- Marcelo Rangel Cruz de Oliveira, 33.4% (Advanced)
- Péricles de Holleben Mello, 32.4% (Advanced)
- Marcio Adriano Pauliki, 30.0%

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

- Marcelo Rangel Cruz de Oliveira, 50.5% (Elected)
- Péricles de Holleben Mello, 49.5%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcelo Rangel Cruz de Oliveira | PPS | 59,633 | 33.4% | Advanced |
| Péricles de Holleben Mello | PT | 57,811 | 32.4% | Advanced |
| Marcio Adriano Pauliki | PDT | 53,517 | 30.0% |  |
| Leandro Santos Dias | PSOL | 6,937 | 3.9% |  |
| Krystofer Bannach | PCB | 425 | 0.2% |  |

Valid votes: 178,323

Turnout: 84.8% (191,543 of 225,984 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Elizabeth Silveira Schmidt, 53.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Elizabeth Silveira Schmidt, 52.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Marcelo Rangel Cruz de Oliveira, 55.4%
- October 7, 2012: Marcelo Rangel Cruz de Oliveira, 50.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Pedro Wosgrau Filho, 52.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Pedro Wosgrau Filho, 51.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Péricles de Holleben Mello, 49.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joselito Canto, 42.0%

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

- [Ponta Grossa Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/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 Ponta Grossa

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

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