# 2012 Manoel Viana mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Manoel Viana](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana.md), October 7, 2012

Silvana Ben Salbego won with 54.3% of the vote, 15.8 points ahead of Miguel Argemiro Soares Garaialdi.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Silvana Ben Salbego | PP | 2,616 | 54.3% | Elected |
| Miguel Argemiro Soares Garaialdi | PDT | 1,855 | 38.5% |  |
| Paulo Roberto Pugliero Gonçalves | PTB | 347 | 7.2% |  |

Valid votes: 4,818

Turnout: 82.3% (4,966 of 6,033 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Antonio Flavio Fernandes Busnelo, 53.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jorge Gustavo da Costa Medeiros, 61.7%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jorge Gustavo da Costa Medeiros, 53.4%
- October 7, 2012: Silvana Ben Salbego, 54.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Ione Olarte Caminha, 47.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jorge Gustavo da Costa Medeiros, 43.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Ione Olarte Caminha, 41.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Miguel Argemiro Soares Garaialdi, 50.6%

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

- [Manoel Viana Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana/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 Manoel Viana

- 2012 Manoel Viana mayoral election
- [2012 Manoel Viana Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/manoel-viana/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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