# 2012 Vera Cruz municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Vera Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 16,849 of 18,530 registered voters (90.9%). −0.98 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Vera Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rosane Tornquist Petry | PP | 8,412 | 52.5% | Elected |
| Cira Maria Gassen | PT | 7,244 | 45.2% |  |
| Jairo Kopp | PDT | 362 | 2.3% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Vera Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PTB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 25.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 4,159 | 25.7% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 3,404 | 21.1% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,303 | 20.4% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 2,344 | 14.5% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,299 | 8.0% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 635 | 3.9% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 630 | 3.9% |  |
| Democratas | 242 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 92 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 53 | 0.3% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Vera Cruz mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Vera Cruz Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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