# 2012 Benedito Novo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Santa Catarina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc.md) / [Benedito Novo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/benedito-novo.md), October 7, 2012

Turnout: 7,141 of 7,983 registered voters (89.5%). −1.8 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Benedito Novo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/benedito-novo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dario Tonolli | PSD | 2,273 | 72.1% | Elected |
| Valmiro Gessner | PP | 879 | 27.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Benedito Novo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/benedito-novo/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Progressistas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 29.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 2,017 | 29.7% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,791 | 26.4% | 3 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 1,128 | 16.6% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 931 | 13.7% | 2 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 605 | 8.9% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 321 | 4.7% |  |

## Contests

- [2012 Benedito Novo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/benedito-novo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)
- [2012 Benedito Novo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/benedito-novo/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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