# 2012 Venâncio Aires mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Venâncio Aires](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires.md), October 7, 2012

Airton Luiz Artus won with 63.0% of the vote, 26.0 points ahead of Nilson Mathias Lehmen.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Airton Luiz Artus | PDT | 27,154 | 63.0% | Elected |
| Nilson Mathias Lehmen | PMDB | 15,948 | 37.0% |  |

Valid votes: 43,102

Turnout: 87.6% (45,858 of 52,335 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jarbas Daniel da Rosa, 49.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jarbas Daniel da Rosa, 60.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Giovane Wickert, 41.4%
- October 7, 2012: Airton Luiz Artus, 63.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Airton Luiz Artus, 51.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Almedo Dettenborn, 49.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Glauco Scherer, 50.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Celso Artus, 47.6%

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

- [Venâncio Aires Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires/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 Venâncio Aires

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

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