# 2012 Paraíso do Sul municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Paraíso do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 5,435 of 6,134 registered voters (88.6%). −2.7 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Paraíso do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elmo Ivo Schmengler | PP | 2,518 | 47.8% | Elected |
| Paulo Roberto Machado | PMDB | 1,708 | 32.4% |  |
| Tercio Carlos Leal da Silva | PT | 1,046 | 19.8% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Paraíso do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 30.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 1,756 | 33.3% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,606 | 30.4% | 4 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 921 | 17.5% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 695 | 13.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 299 | 5.7% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Paraíso do Sul mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Paraíso do Sul Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2012-10-07-local and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2012-10-07-local.json.