# 2012 Areal mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Areal](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal.md), October 7, 2012

Waldeth Brasiel Rinaldi won with 47.6% of the vote, 1.6 points ahead of Geraldo da Cruz Alves.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Waldeth Brasiel Rinaldi | PR | 3,661 | 47.6% | Elected |
| Geraldo da Cruz Alves | PMDB | 3,541 | 46.0% |  |
| José de Araujo Arruda | PT | 488 | 6.3% |  |

Valid votes: 7,690

Turnout: 89.9% (8,219 of 9,143 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): José Augusto Bernardes Lima, 80.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Augusto Bernardes Lima, 47.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Flavio Magdalena Bravo, 93.6%
- October 7, 2012: Waldeth Brasiel Rinaldi, 47.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Laerte Calil de Freitas, 74.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Laerte Calil de Freitas, 50.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Amaurilio Jairo Lima, 53.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Francisco Sobrinho, 50.3%

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

- [Areal Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/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 Areal

- 2012 Areal mayoral election
- [2012 Areal Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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