# 2012 Tenente Portela mayoral 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

Elido João Balestrin won with 54.1% of the vote, 8.2 points ahead of Odilo Gabriel.

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

Valid votes: 8,159

Turnout: 83.3% (8,503 of 10,212 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Rosemar Antonio Sala, 52.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Rosemar Antonio Sala, 53.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Clairton Carboni, 50.5%
- October 7, 2012: Elido João Balestrin, 54.1%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Clairton Carboni, 55.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Rubens Antonio Marroni Furini, 56.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Neivaldo Antoniollo, 54.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Pedro Alibio Prates Carvalho, 57.9%

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

- [Tenente Portela Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tenente-portela/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 Tenente Portela

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

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