# 2012 Três Cachoeiras municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Três Cachoeiras](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-cachoeiras.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 7,549 of 8,290 registered voters (91.1%). +0.77 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Três Cachoeiras](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-cachoeiras/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nestor Behenck Sebastião | PP | 3,864 | 52.1% | Elected |
| Edson Francisco Balthazar Scheffer | PMDB | 3,558 | 47.9% |  |

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

Progressistas won 4 of the 9 seats, with 42.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 3,212 | 42.9% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,962 | 26.2% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 972 | 13.0% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 553 | 7.4% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 524 | 7.0% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 263 | 3.5% |  |

## Contests

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

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