# 2012 Arraial do Cabo mayoral 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

Wanderson Cardoso de Brito won with 66.3% of the vote, 36.7 points ahead of Henrique Sérgio Melman.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 21,171

Turnout: 84.3% (22,424 of 26,585 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Marcelo Magno Felix dos Santos, 98.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marcelo Magno Felix dos Santos, 39.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Renato Martins Vianna, 76.9%
- October 7, 2012: Wanderson Cardoso de Brito, 66.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Wanderson Cardoso de Brito, 48.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Henrique Sérgio Melman, 54.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Henrique Sérgio Melman, 54.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Renato Vianna de Souza, 55.3%

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

- [Arraial do Cabo Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/arraial-do-cabo/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 Arraial do Cabo

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

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