# 2012 Santa Maria municipal election

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

Turnout: 160,333 of 196,469 registered voters (81.6%). −2.5 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Santa Maria](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cezar Augusto Schirmer | PMDB | 82,477 | 54.8% | Elected |
| Helen Martins Cabral | PT | 37,113 | 24.6% |  |
| Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom | PSDB | 26,202 | 17.4% |  |
| Tiago Vasconcelos Aires | PSOL | 2,959 | 2.0% |  |
| Jeferson de Souza Cavalheiro | PSTU | 1,868 | 1.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Santa Maria](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 4 of the 21 seats, with 19.6% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 27,837 | 19.6% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 27,213 | 19.2% | 4 |
| Progressistas | 21,768 | 15.3% | 3 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 16,622 | 11.7% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 14,439 | 10.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 7,921 | 5.6% | 2 |
| Democratas | 6,649 | 4.7% | 2 |
| Partido Pátria Livre | 4,913 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,601 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido da República | 1,998 | 1.4% | 1 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 1,842 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 1,545 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,537 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 1,507 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1,341 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 731 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 655 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 353 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Verde | 270 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 126 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 23 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 15 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 14 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 4 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Santa Maria mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Santa Maria Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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