# 2012 Santa Maria mayoral 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

Cezar Augusto Schirmer won with 54.8% of the vote, 30.1 points ahead of Helen Martins Cabral.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 150,619

Turnout: 81.6% (160,333 of 196,469 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Rodrigo Decimo, 54.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom, 57.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jorge Cladistone Pozzobom, 50.1%
- October 7, 2012: Cezar Augusto Schirmer, 54.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Cezar Augusto Schirmer, 54.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antônio Valdeci Oliveira de Oliveira, 35.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Antônio Valdeci Oliveira de Oliveira, 33.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Osvaldo Nascimento da Silva, 39.7%

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

- [Santa Maria Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/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 Santa Maria

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

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