# 2012 Arroio dos Ratos municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Arroio dos Ratos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 8,869 of 10,746 registered voters (82.5%). −2.3 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Arroio dos Ratos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo | PDT | 4,845 | 58.6% | Elected |
| José Hélio Rodrigues Cifuentes | PMDB | 3,422 | 41.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Arroio dos Ratos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PDT won 3 of the 9 seats, with 31.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,639 | 31.3% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,639 | 19.4% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,599 | 18.9% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 1,285 | 15.2% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 585 | 6.9% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 349 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 228 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 118 | 1.4% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Arroio dos Ratos mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Arroio dos Ratos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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