# 2012 Tapes municipal election

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

Turnout: 10,581 of 13,351 registered voters (79.3%). −3.7 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Tapes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tapes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Silvio Luiz da Silva Rafaeli | PDT | 5,053 | 50.4% | Elected |
| Luiz Carlos Coutinho Garcez | PP | 4,457 | 44.5% |  |
| Jose Patricio Farias | PMDB | 507 | 5.1% |  |

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

PDT won 5 of the 9 seats, with 43.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 4,401 | 43.5% | 5 |
| Progressistas | 2,357 | 23.3% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,376 | 13.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 747 | 7.4% | 1 |
| Podemos | 479 | 4.7% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 306 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 243 | 2.4% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 102 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 66 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido da República | 49 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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