# 2012 Candiota municipal election

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

Turnout: 6,691 of 7,730 registered voters (86.6%). −2.7 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Carlos Folador | PT | 4,750 | 74.0% | Elected |
| Odilo Jose Dal Molin | PMDB | 1,672 | 26.0% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 4 of the 9 seats, with 36.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 2,401 | 36.9% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,496 | 23.0% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,088 | 16.7% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,021 | 15.7% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 381 | 5.9% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 61 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 53 | 0.8% |  |

## Contests

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

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