# 2012 Esteio municipal election

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

Turnout: 56,829 of 67,230 registered voters (84.5%). −1.7 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilmar Antônio Rinaldi | PT | 25,909 | 52.5% | Elected |
| Vanderlan Carvalho de Vasconselos | PSB | 23,448 | 47.5% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 3 of the 10 seats, with 26.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 13,499 | 26.8% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 9,477 | 18.8% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 8,686 | 17.2% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,080 | 12.1% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 5,034 | 10.0% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 3,793 | 7.5% |  |
| Progressistas | 1,403 | 2.8% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 1,144 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 845 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 156 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido da República | 95 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 60 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 33 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 33 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 18 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 17 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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