# 2012 Duque de Caxias mayoral 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

Alexandre Aguiar Cardoso led with 33.99% of the vote, 0.71 points ahead of Washington Reis de Oliveira.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 7, 2012

- Alexandre Aguiar Cardoso, 34.0% (Advanced)
- Washington Reis de Oliveira, 33.3% (Advanced)
- José Camilo Zito dos Santos Filho, 16.0%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md), October 28, 2012

- Alexandre Aguiar Cardoso, 51.5% (Elected)
- Washington Reis de Oliveira, 48.5%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Aguiar Cardoso | PSB | 154,903 | 34.0% | Advanced |
| Washington Reis de Oliveira | PMDB | 151,690 | 33.3% | Advanced |
| José Camilo Zito dos Santos Filho | PP | 72,973 | 16.0% |  |
| Jorge Moreira Theodoro | PSD | 48,930 | 10.7% |  |
| Samuel Correa da Rocha Junior | PR | 16,880 | 3.7% |  |
| Marcos Elias Freitas Pessanha Moreira | PTN | 5,131 | 1.1% |  |
| Ivanete Conceição da Silva | PSOL | 3,901 | 0.9% |  |
| Florinda Moreira Lombardi | PSTU | 1,294 | 0.3% |  |

Valid votes: 455,702

Turnout: 83.4% (506,749 of 607,663 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jonathas Rego Monteiro Porto Neto, 54.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Washington Reis de Oliveira, 52.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Washington Reis de Oliveira, 54.2%
- October 7, 2012: Alexandre Aguiar Cardoso, 51.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): José Camilo Zito dos Santos Filho, 53.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Washington Reis de Oliveira, 51.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): José Camilo Zito dos Santos Filho, 81.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Camilo Zito dos Santos Filho, 57.9%

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

- [Duque de Caxias Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/duque-de-caxias/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 Duque de Caxias

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

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