# 2012 Soledade mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Soledade](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade.md), October 7, 2012

Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo won with 60.4% of the vote, 20.9 points ahead of Gelson Renato Cainelli.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo | PMDB | 11,032 | 60.4% | Elected |
| Gelson Renato Cainelli | PP | 7,224 | 39.6% |  |

Valid votes: 18,256

Turnout: 84.5% (19,178 of 22,689 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo, 58.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marilda Borges Corbelini, 52.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo, 53.6%
- October 7, 2012: Paulo Ricardo Cattaneo, 60.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Gelson Renato Cainelli, 46.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Olavo Sebastiao Lautert Valendorff, 54.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Helio Angelo Lodi, 79.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Helio Angelo Lodi, 40.8%

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

- [Soledade Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/soledade/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 Soledade

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

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