# 2012 Rio Grande mayoral 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

Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer won with 51.0% of the vote, 8.3 points ahead of Fábio de Oliveira Branco.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 116,644

Turnout: 83.9% (123,654 of 147,322 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Darlene Torrada Pereira, 49.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Fábio de Oliveira Branco, 44.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer, 52.2%
- October 7, 2012: Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer, 51.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Fábio de Oliveira Branco, 53.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Janir Souza Branco, 75.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Fábio de Oliveira Branco, 50.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Wilson Mattos Branco, 36.0%

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

- [Rio Grande Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/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 Rio Grande

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

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