# 2012 Porto Xavier municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Porto Xavier](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 7,561 of 9,057 registered voters (83.5%). −1.4 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Porto Xavier](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Sommer | PMDB | 3,721 | 51.2% | Elected |
| Ovidio Kaiser | PP | 3,549 | 48.8% |  |

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

Progressistas won 5 of the 9 seats, with 50.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 3,702 | 50.7% | 5 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,663 | 36.5% | 4 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 537 | 7.4% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 400 | 5.5% |  |

## Contests

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

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