# 2012 Candelária municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Candelária](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 20,481 of 23,876 registered voters (85.8%). −2.2 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Candelária](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Roberto Butzge | PMDB | 10,548 | 54.6% | Elected |
| Enio Alfredo Hubner | PP | 8,775 | 45.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Candelária](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 5 of the 13 seats, with 34.6% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,817 | 34.6% | 5 |
| Progressistas | 4,453 | 22.6% | 4 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 3,796 | 19.3% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,694 | 8.6% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,082 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 978 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 497 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 343 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 58 | 0.3% |  |

## Contests

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

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