# 2012 São Gabriel mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [São Gabriel](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel.md), October 7, 2012

Roque Montagner won with 49.4% of the vote, 6.8 points ahead of Rossano Dotto Gonçalves.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Roque Montagner | PT | 17,968 | 49.4% | Elected |
| Rossano Dotto Gonçalves | PDT | 15,501 | 42.6% |  |
| Inocêncio da Cunha Fernandez Gonçalves | PP | 2,910 | 8.0% |  |

Valid votes: 36,379

Turnout: 80.8% (37,729 of 46,682 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Lucas Gonçalves Menezes, 51.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Rossano Dotto Gonçalves, 52.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Rossano Dotto Gonçalves, 50.8%
- October 7, 2012: Roque Montagner, 49.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Rossano Dotto Gonçalves, 53.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Baltazar Balbo Garagorri Teixeira, 49.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Rossano Dotto Gonçalves, 56.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Rossano Dotto Gonçalves, 56.4%

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

- [São Gabriel Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel/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 São Gabriel

- 2012 São Gabriel mayoral election
- [2012 São Gabriel Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-gabriel/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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