# 2012 São Gonçalo mayoral election, second round

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [São Gonçalo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo.md), October 28, 2012

Neilton Mulim da Costa won with 56.8% of the vote, 13.6 points ahead of Adolpho Konder Homem de Carvalho Filho. Adolpho Konder Homem de Carvalho Filho led the first round with 41.6%.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md), 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, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neilton Mulim da Costa | PR | 265,579 | 56.8% | Elected |
| Adolpho Konder Homem de Carvalho Filho | PDT | 202,157 | 43.2% |  |

Valid votes: 467,736

Turnout: 77.9% (518,352 of 665,326 registered)

## This race in other years

- [November 29, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.md): Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 50.8%
- [October 30, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md): José Luiz Nanci, 53.6%
- October 28, 2012: Neilton Mulim da Costa, 56.8%
- [October 29, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2000-10-29-runoff/mayor.md): Henry Charles Armond Calvert, 56.6%

## 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/sao-goncalo/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.json.