# 2012 Canguçu municipal election

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

Turnout: 38,177 of 44,513 registered voters (85.8%). −1.5 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gerson Cardoso Nunes | PT | 15,273 | 42.1% | Elected |
| Joaquim Paulo Machado Nunes | PP | 11,226 | 31.0% |  |
| Carlos Eugênio Carniato Pegoraro | PMDB | 9,766 | 26.9% |  |

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

Progressistas won 5 of the 15 seats, with 29.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 10,519 | 29.3% | 5 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,754 | 18.8% | 3 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 4,451 | 12.4% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 3,776 | 10.5% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,426 | 9.6% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 3,147 | 8.8% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,910 | 8.1% | 1 |
| Democratas | 407 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 243 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 211 | 0.6% |  |

## Contests

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

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