# 2012 Arraial do Cabo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Arraial do Cabo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 22,424 of 26,585 registered voters (84.3%). −2.5 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Arraial do Cabo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wanderson Cardoso de Brito | PMDB | 14,036 | 66.3% | Elected |
| Henrique Sérgio Melman | PDT | 6,274 | 29.6% |  |
| Pedro Ernesto do Amaral Guatemozim Pinto | DEM | 539 | 2.5% |  |
| Rodrigo Simas | PSOL | 322 | 1.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Arraial do Cabo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 19.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,964 | 19.0% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 3,551 | 17.1% | 2 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 2,031 | 9.8% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,575 | 7.6% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,374 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,305 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,243 | 6.0% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 942 | 4.5% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 858 | 4.1% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 669 | 3.2% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 641 | 3.1% |  |
| Progressistas | 633 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 566 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 401 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 328 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 230 | 1.1% |  |
| Democratas | 184 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 99 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 79 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 41 | 0.2% |  |
| Podemos | 40 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 40 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 29 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Arraial do Cabo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Arraial do Cabo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2012-10-07-local and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2012-10-07-local.json.