# 2012 Barão de Cotegipe mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Barão de Cotegipe](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe.md), October 7, 2012

Fernando Paulo Balbinot won with 52.2% of the vote, 4.4 points ahead of Orides Farina.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fernando Paulo Balbinot | PT | 2,540 | 52.2% | Elected |
| Orides Farina | PTB | 2,324 | 47.8% |  |

Valid votes: 4,864

Turnout: 92.3% (5,066 of 5,487 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Franciel Tiago Izycki, 100.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Vladimir Luiz Farina, 63.7%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Vladimir Luiz Farina, 57.6%
- October 7, 2012: Fernando Paulo Balbinot, 52.2%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Vladimir Luiz Farina, 41.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Vladimir Luiz Farina, 38.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Luis Carlos Tomazelli, 54.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Luis Carlos Tomazelli, 54.3%

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

- [Barão de Cotegipe Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/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 Barão de Cotegipe

- 2012 Barão de Cotegipe mayoral election
- [2012 Barão de Cotegipe Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/barao-de-cotegipe/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.