# 2012 General Câmara mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [General Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara.md), October 7, 2012

Darci Garcia de Freitas won with 52.7% of the vote, 5.4 points ahead of Joao Rodrigues da Silva.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Darci Garcia de Freitas | PHS | 2,951 | 52.7% | Elected |
| Joao Rodrigues da Silva | PT | 2,647 | 47.3% |  |

Valid votes: 5,598

Turnout: 86.3% (5,941 of 6,887 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Marcio Pereira Brandão, 54.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Helton Holz Barreto, 75.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Helton Holz Barreto, 49.3%
- October 7, 2012: Darci Garcia de Freitas, 52.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Darci Garcia de Freitas, 40.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Roberto Rame, 34.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): José Luiz Martins Neto, 46.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Gilberto Amaro Pires Pereira, 52.2%

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

- [General Câmara Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/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 General Câmara

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

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