# 2012 Niterói mayoral 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

Rodrigo Neves Barreto led with 39.3% of the vote, 6.4 points ahead of Felipe dos Santos Peixoto.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 7, 2012

- Rodrigo Neves Barreto, 39.3% (Advanced)
- Felipe dos Santos Peixoto, 33.0% (Advanced)
- Flávio Alves Serafini, 18.4%

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

- Rodrigo Neves Barreto, 52.5% (Elected)
- Felipe dos Santos Peixoto, 47.5%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rodrigo Neves Barreto | PT | 105,829 | 39.3% | Advanced |
| Felipe dos Santos Peixoto | PDT | 88,660 | 33.0% | Advanced |
| Flávio Alves Serafini | PSOL | 49,490 | 18.4% |  |
| Sergio Zveiter | PSD | 23,664 | 8.8% |  |
| Heitor Fernandes Filho | PSTU | 1,322 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 268,965

Turnout: 82.7% (316,032 of 382,021 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Rodrigo Neves Barreto, 57.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Axel Schmidt Grael, 62.7%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Rodrigo Neves Barreto, 58.6%
- October 7, 2012: Rodrigo Neves Barreto, 52.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Jorge Roberto Saad Silveira, 60.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Godofredo Saturnino da Silva Pinto, 65.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jorge Roberto Saad Silveira, 57.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jorge Roberto Saad Silveira, 78.2%

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

- [Niterói Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/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 Niterói

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

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