# 2012 Valença municipal election

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

Turnout: 46,408 of 57,459 registered voters (80.8%). −3.3 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Valença](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/valenca/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Álvaro Cabral da Silva | PRB | 12,445 | 29.2% | Elected |
| Luiz Fernando Furtado da Graça | PP | 12,417 | 29.1% |  |
| Saulo de Tarso Pereira Correa da Silva | PSD | 8,941 | 21.0% |  |
| Fábio Alves Ramos | PR | 6,753 | 15.8% |  |
| Romulo Milagres Ribeiro | PSDB | 1,715 | 4.0% |  |
| Francisco de Paula dos Reis Lima | PSOL | 400 | 0.9% |  |

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

PMDB won 2 of the 12 seats, with 10.6% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 4,620 | 11.3% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,334 | 10.6% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 4,013 | 9.8% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,807 | 9.3% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 3,599 | 8.8% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 3,334 | 8.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 3,111 | 7.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 2,600 | 6.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 2,333 | 5.7% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 1,929 | 4.7% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,611 | 3.9% | 1 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 1,180 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,093 | 2.7% | 1 |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 971 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 584 | 1.4% |  |
| Democratas | 465 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 433 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 300 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 251 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 221 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 81 | 0.2% |  |
| Podemos | 58 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 47 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 15 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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