# 2012 Niterói mayoral election, second round

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Niterói](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi.md), October 28, 2012

Rodrigo Neves Barreto won with 52.5% of the vote, 5.1 points ahead of Felipe dos Santos Peixoto.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md), October 7, 2012

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

### Second round, 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 | 132,001 | 52.5% | Elected |
| Felipe dos Santos Peixoto | PDT | 119,205 | 47.5% |  |

Valid votes: 251,206

Turnout: 78.3% (299,249 of 382,021 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 27, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor.md): Rodrigo Neves Barreto, 57.2%
- [October 30, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md): Rodrigo Neves Barreto, 58.6%
- October 28, 2012: Rodrigo Neves Barreto, 52.5%
- [October 31, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2004-10-31-runoff/mayor.md): Godofredo Saturnino da Silva Pinto, 65.1%
- [October 29, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2000-10-29-runoff/mayor.md): Jorge Roberto Saad Silveira, 57.7%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 28, 2012

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2012-10-07-local.md) (49)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2012](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2012), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/niteroi/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.json.