# 2012 São Gonçalo mayoral election

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Adolpho Konder Homem de Carvalho Filho led with 41.6% of the vote, 16.4 points ahead of Neilton Mulim da Costa.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 7, 2012

- Adolpho Konder Homem de Carvalho Filho, 41.6% (Advanced)
- Neilton Mulim da Costa, 25.2% (Advanced)
- Maria das Graças Tuze de Matos, 24.5%

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

- Neilton Mulim da Costa, 56.8% (Elected)
- Adolpho Konder Homem de Carvalho Filho, 43.2%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adolpho Konder Homem de Carvalho Filho | PDT | 192,727 | 41.6% | Advanced |
| Neilton Mulim da Costa | PR | 116,721 | 25.2% | Advanced |
| Maria das Graças Tuze de Matos | PMDB | 113,235 | 24.5% |  |
| Josemar Pinheiro de Carvalho | PSOL | 19,510 | 4.2% |  |
| Alice Maria Saldanha Tamborindeguy | PP | 15,494 | 3.3% |  |
| Dayse Oliveira Gomes | PSTU | 2,576 | 0.6% |  |
| Mauro Sérgio Barros | PHS | 2,494 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 462,757

Turnout: 81.7% (543,787 of 665,326 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 94.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 50.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): José Luiz Nanci, 53.6%
- October 7, 2012: Neilton Mulim da Costa, 56.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Maria Aparecida Panisset, 56.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria Aparecida Panisset, 52.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Henry Charles Armond Calvert, 56.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edson Ezequiel de Matos, 51.3%

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

- [São Gonçalo Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/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 São Gonçalo

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

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