# 2012 Tenente Portela municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Tenente Portela](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 8,503 of 10,212 registered voters (83.3%). −0.91 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Tenente Portela](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elido João Balestrin | PP | 4,412 | 54.1% | Elected |
| Odilo Gabriel | PMDB | 3,747 | 45.9% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 31.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,582 | 31.3% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 1,899 | 23.0% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,648 | 20.0% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 885 | 10.7% | 2 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 378 | 4.6% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 328 | 4.0% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 259 | 3.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 213 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 59 | 0.7% |  |

## Contests

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

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