# 2012 Horizontina municipal election

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

Turnout: 12,841 of 14,785 registered voters (86.9%). −6.0 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nildo Hickmann | PT | 7,079 | 57.2% | Elected |
| Marcos Aurélio Schneider | PPS | 5,304 | 42.8% |  |

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

Progressistas won 2 of the 9 seats, with 19.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 2,438 | 19.5% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,255 | 18.0% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,869 | 15.0% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1,824 | 14.6% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,616 | 12.9% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,101 | 8.8% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 940 | 7.5% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 267 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 190 | 1.5% |  |

## Contests

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

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