# 2012 Portão mayoral election

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

Maria Odete Rigon won with 52.3% of the vote, 24.4 points ahead of Marcus Gilberto Schuh.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Odete Rigon | PMDB | 9,652 | 52.3% | Elected |
| Marcus Gilberto Schuh | PT | 5,149 | 27.9% |  |
| Jose Renato das Chagas | PDT | 2,879 | 15.6% |  |
| Verlane Scherer Jurique | PSDB | 785 | 4.3% |  |

Valid votes: 18,465

Turnout: 88.0% (20,242 of 23,006 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Delmar Hoff, 91.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Delmar Hoff, 52.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jose Renato das Chagas, 34.2%
- October 7, 2012: Maria Odete Rigon, 52.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Eloi Antonio Besson, 61.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Eloi Antonio Besson, 40.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Dary Hoff, 50.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Carlos Roberto Ruthner, 33.6%

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

- [Portão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/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 Portão

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

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