# 2012 Tavares mayoral 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

Flavio Jose Rodrigues de Souza won with 50.6% of the vote, 1.3 points ahead of Gardel Machado de Araujo.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 4,080

Turnout: 92.5% (4,202 of 4,544 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tavares/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Gilmar Ferreira de Lemos, 100.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tavares/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gardel Machado de Araujo, 60.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tavares/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Gardel Machado de Araujo, 55.5%
- October 7, 2012: Flavio Jose Rodrigues de Souza, 50.6%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tavares/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Flavio Jose Rodrigues de Souza, 38.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tavares/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Gilson Terra Paiva, 51.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tavares/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Gilson Terra Paiva, 52.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tavares/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ari Alfredo Costa, 52.2%

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

- [Tavares Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tavares/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 Tavares

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

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