# 2012 Caraá municipal election

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

Turnout: 5,878 of 6,572 registered voters (89.4%). −4.1 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Silvio Miguel Fofonka | PP | 2,808 | 49.1% | Elected |
| Adelmo Machado de Oliveira | PMDB | 2,636 | 46.1% |  |
| Saul de Oliveira Cândido | PT | 276 | 4.8% |  |

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

PMDB won 5 of the 9 seats, with 51.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,982 | 51.9% | 5 |
| Progressistas | 2,070 | 36.1% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 313 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 220 | 3.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 157 | 2.7% |  |

## Contests

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

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