# 2012 Pontão mayoral election

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

Nelson Jose Grasselli won with 50.8% of the vote, 1.6 points ahead of Fernando Agostinho Manica.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nelson Jose Grasselli | PT | 1,532 | 50.8% | Elected |
| Fernando Agostinho Manica | PSB | 1,484 | 49.2% |  |

Valid votes: 3,016

Turnout: 95.1% (3,136 of 3,299 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Luis Fernando Pereira da Silva, 51.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Velton Vicente Hahn, 41.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Nelson Jose Grasselli, 52.8%
- October 7, 2012: Nelson Jose Grasselli, 50.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Delmar Maximo Zambiasi, 54.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Delmar Maximo Zambiasi, 58.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Nelson Jose Grasselli, 56.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Nelson Jose Grasselli, 39.2%

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

- [Pontão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pontao/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 Pontão

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

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