# 2012 Niterói municipal election

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

Turnout: 316,032 of 382,021 registered voters (82.7%). −5.3 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Niterói](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md)

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rodrigo Neves Barreto | PT | 132,001 | 52.5% | Elected |
| Felipe dos Santos Peixoto | PDT | 119,205 | 47.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Niterói](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PDT won 4 of the 21 seats, with 17.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 46,921 | 17.0% | 4 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 39,079 | 14.2% | 3 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 33,437 | 12.1% | 3 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 29,399 | 10.7% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 22,176 | 8.1% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 16,198 | 5.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 13,443 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 11,598 | 4.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 11,547 | 4.2% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 10,933 | 4.0% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 6,058 | 2.2% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 5,150 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 4,685 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,696 | 1.3% |  |
| Podemos | 3,186 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 3,125 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 3,090 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 2,585 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 2,560 | 0.9% |  |
| Democratas | 2,316 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,979 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 565 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 563 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 515 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 411 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 95 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 78 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 55 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

## Elections held within this one

- [2012 Niterói municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2012-10-28-runoff.md), October 28, 2012

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