# 2012 Petrópolis municipal election

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

Turnout: 196,748 of 241,400 registered voters (81.5%). −3.2 points since 2008.

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

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rubens José França Bomtempo | PSB | 87,317 | 56.0% | Elected |
| Bernardo Chim Rossi | PMDB | 68,469 | 44.0% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 15 seats, with 15.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 26,687 | 15.3% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 14,525 | 8.4% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 13,726 | 7.9% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 13,555 | 7.8% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 13,309 | 7.7% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 13,293 | 7.6% | 2 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 11,861 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 11,545 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 7,526 | 4.3% |  |
| Progressistas | 6,096 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 6,036 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 5,544 | 3.2% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 4,962 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 4,739 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 3,167 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,847 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 2,580 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 2,445 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 2,427 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Verde | 2,152 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1,999 | 1.1% |  |
| Podemos | 1,652 | 0.9% |  |
| Democratas | 795 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 429 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

## Elections held within this one

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

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