# 2012 Gravataí municipal election

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

Turnout: 153,906 of 178,355 registered voters (86.3%). −1.6 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marco Aurelio Soares Alba | PMDB | 51,283 | 54.8% | Elected |
| Anabel Lorenzi | PSB | 40,043 | 42.8% |  |
| Ailton Jose dos Santos Goularte | PDT | 1,597 | 1.7% |  |
| Sadao Makino | PSTU | 628 | 0.7% |  |

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

PMDB won 6 of the 21 seats, with 22.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 30,887 | 22.9% | 6 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 26,380 | 19.5% | 4 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 14,471 | 10.7% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 13,777 | 10.2% | 2 |
| Democratas | 12,706 | 9.4% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 10,404 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 6,906 | 5.1% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 3,319 | 2.5% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 2,675 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 2,659 | 2.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,794 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,788 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1,764 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 1,320 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 973 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 846 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 795 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido da República | 524 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 403 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 339 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 280 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 14 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 9 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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