# 2012 Duque de Caxias municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Duque de Caxias](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 506,749 of 607,663 registered voters (83.4%). −3.1 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Duque de Caxias](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Aguiar Cardoso | PSB | 230,549 | 51.5% | Elected |
| Washington Reis de Oliveira | PMDB | 217,004 | 48.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Duque de Caxias](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 4 of the 29 seats, with 11.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 49,878 | 11.3% | 4 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 46,765 | 10.6% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 35,276 | 8.0% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 31,726 | 7.2% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 29,029 | 6.6% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 27,063 | 6.1% | 2 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 26,672 | 6.0% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 23,171 | 5.2% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 21,412 | 4.8% | 2 |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 20,235 | 4.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 16,651 | 3.8% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 16,517 | 3.7% | 2 |
| Podemos | 14,558 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 11,941 | 2.7% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 9,882 | 2.2% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 9,751 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 7,725 | 1.7% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 7,364 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 6,887 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 6,784 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 5,784 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 4,586 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 4,523 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 4,252 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 2,475 | 0.6% |  |
| Democratas | 707 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 467 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Duque de Caxias mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Duque de Caxias Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

## Elections held within this one

- [2012 Duque de Caxias municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2012-10-28-runoff.md), October 28, 2012

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