# 2012 Candelária mayoral 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

Paulo Roberto Butzge won with 54.6% of the vote, 9.2 points ahead of Enio Alfredo Hubner.

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

Valid votes: 19,323

Turnout: 85.8% (20,481 of 23,876 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Nestor Rubem Ellwanger, 73.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Nestor Rubem Ellwanger, 48.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paulo Roberto Butzge, 55.2%
- October 7, 2012: Paulo Roberto Butzge, 54.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Lauro Mainardi, 57.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Lauro Mainardi, 48.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Elcy Simoes de Oliveira, 51.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Rene Hubner, 50.3%

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

- [Candelária Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/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 Candelária

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

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