# 2012 Rio Grande municipal election

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

Turnout: 123,654 of 147,322 registered voters (83.9%). −1.9 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Rio Grande](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer | PT | 59,543 | 51.0% | Elected |
| Fábio de Oliveira Branco | PMDB | 49,919 | 42.8% |  |
| Júlio Cezar Jorge Martins | PCdoB | 6,259 | 5.4% |  |
| Roberto Drochmer Ferreira | PT do B | 607 | 0.5% |  |
| Públio Lentulus Nogueira Ferrari | PSOL | 316 | 0.3% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Rio Grande](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 6 of the 21 seats, with 20.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 23,465 | 20.4% | 6 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 20,503 | 17.8% | 4 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 13,811 | 12.0% | 3 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 12,475 | 10.8% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 11,458 | 10.0% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 8,260 | 7.2% | 2 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 7,576 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 3,279 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 3,207 | 2.8% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,471 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 2,065 | 1.8% |  |
| Progressistas | 1,782 | 1.5% |  |
| Democratas | 1,239 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 1,065 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 976 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Verde | 739 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 526 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 110 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 50 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 42 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 34 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 16 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Rio Grande mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Rio Grande Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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