# 2012 Rio de Janeiro municipal election

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

Turnout: 3,754,393 of 4,719,607 registered voters (79.5%). −2.5 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eduardo da Costa Paes | PMDB | 2,097,733 | 64.6% | Elected |
| Marcelo Ribeiro Freixo | PSOL | 914,082 | 28.2% |  |
| Rodrigo Felinto Ibarra Epitácio Maia | DEM | 95,328 | 2.9% |  |
| Otavio Santos Silva Leite | PSDB | 80,059 | 2.5% |  |
| Aspásia Brasileiro Alcântara de Camargo | PV | 41,314 | 1.3% |  |
| Cyro Garcia | PSTU | 12,596 | 0.4% |  |
| Fernando Leite Siqueira | PPL | 5,021 | 0.2% |  |
| Antônio Carlos Silva | PCO | 937 | <0.1% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 13 of the 51 seats, with 21.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 666,623 | 21.4% | 13 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 240,208 | 7.7% | 4 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 229,832 | 7.4% | 4 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 169,923 | 5.5% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 157,412 | 5.1% | 3 |
| Democratas | 157,043 | 5.0% | 3 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 130,304 | 4.2% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 130,101 | 4.2% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 126,811 | 4.1% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 120,816 | 3.9% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 119,937 | 3.9% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 109,584 | 3.5% | 2 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 105,189 | 3.4% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 83,034 | 2.7% | 1 |
| Podemos | 67,725 | 2.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 66,340 | 2.1% | 1 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 65,586 | 2.1% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 65,500 | 2.1% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 62,487 | 2.0% | 1 |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 56,596 | 1.8% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 56,128 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 44,153 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 29,782 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 26,759 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 11,478 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 7,279 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 3,519 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 3,450 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Rio de Janeiro mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Rio de Janeiro Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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