# 2012 Rio Pardo mayoral election

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

Fernando Henrique Schwanke won with 54.3% of the vote, 8.6 points ahead of Rafael Reis Barros.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fernando Henrique Schwanke | PMDB | 13,568 | 54.3% | Elected |
| Rafael Reis Barros | PTB | 11,410 | 45.7% |  |

Valid votes: 24,978

Turnout: 85.7% (26,064 of 30,429 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-pardo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Rogerio Luiz Monteiro, 34.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-pardo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Edivilson Meurer Brum, 46.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-pardo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Rafael Reis Barros, 53.2%
- October 7, 2012: Fernando Henrique Schwanke, 54.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-pardo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Joni Lisboa da Rocha, 51.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-pardo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edivilson Meurer Brum, 36.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-pardo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Edivilson Meurer Brum, 36.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-pardo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Bertholdo Affonso Pritsch, 53.8%

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

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

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-pardo/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-pardo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.