# 2012 Tavares municipal election

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

Turnout: 4,202 of 4,544 registered voters (92.5%). −1.5 points since 2008.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flavio Jose Rodrigues de Souza | PMDB | 2,066 | 50.6% | Elected |
| Gardel Machado de Araujo | PP | 2,014 | 49.4% |  |

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

PMDB won 5 of the 9 seats, with 49.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,040 | 49.7% | 5 |
| Progressistas | 698 | 17.0% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 578 | 14.1% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 491 | 12.0% | 2 |
| Democratas | 195 | 4.7% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 105 | 2.6% |  |

## Contests

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

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