# 2012 Porto Xavier mayoral 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

Paulo Sommer won with 51.2% of the vote, 2.4 points ahead of Ovidio Kaiser.

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

Valid votes: 7,270

Turnout: 83.5% (7,561 of 9,057 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Gilberto Domingos Menin, 57.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gilberto Domingos Menin, 53.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Vilmar Kaiser, 52.2%
- October 7, 2012: Paulo Sommer, 51.2%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Vilmar Kaiser, 51.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Vilmar Kaiser, 50.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Bernardino David, 51.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edgar Steinbrenner, 51.3%

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

- [Porto Xavier Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-xavier/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 Porto Xavier

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

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