# 2012 Mesquita mayoral election

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

Rogelson Sanches Fontoura won with 42.5% of the vote, 17.5 points ahead of Farid Abrão David.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rogelson Sanches Fontoura | PSC | 41,608 | 42.5% | Elected |
| Farid Abrão David | PDT | 24,466 | 25.0% |  |
| André Taffarel Inácio dos Santos | PT | 12,318 | 12.6% |  |
| Mauro de Vasconcelos Rosa | PMDB | 10,307 | 10.5% |  |
| Jorge Ferreira Campos | PR | 7,682 | 7.8% |  |
| Ivan Calais Gonçalves | PTN | 834 | 0.9% |  |
| Ewerson Claudio de Azevedo | PSOL | 717 | 0.7% |  |

Valid votes: 97,932

Turnout: 83.7% (109,253 of 130,604 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Alex Maroto de Oliveira, 75.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jorge Lucio Ferreira Miranda, 78.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jorge Lucio Ferreira Miranda, 49.9%
- October 7, 2012: Rogelson Sanches Fontoura, 42.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Artur Messias da Silveira, 56.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Artur Messias da Silveira, 48.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Montes Paixao, 48.0%

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

- [Mesquita Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/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 Mesquita

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

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