# 2012 Santa Cruz do Sul municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Santa Cruz do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 82,518 of 94,004 registered voters (87.8%). −0.56 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Santa Cruz do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Telmo Jose Kirst | PP | 40,614 | 51.9% | Elected |
| Neiva Teresinha Marques | PTB | 35,436 | 45.3% |  |
| Silverio Jose Stolben | PSTU | 2,192 | 2.8% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Santa Cruz do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PTB won 6 of the 17 seats, with 30.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 23,529 | 30.1% | 6 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 15,918 | 20.3% | 5 |
| Progressistas | 8,774 | 11.2% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 6,756 | 8.6% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 5,308 | 6.8% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,704 | 6.0% |  |
| Democratas | 3,661 | 4.7% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 3,013 | 3.8% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 2,900 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 1,125 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 806 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 501 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 496 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 284 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 224 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido da República | 166 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Verde | 103 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 12 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Santa Cruz do Sul mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Santa Cruz do Sul Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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