# 2012 Blumenau mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Santa Catarina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc.md) / [Blumenau](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau.md), October 7, 2012

Napoleão Bernardes Neto led with 38.7% of the vote, 7.9 points ahead of Jean Jackson Kuhlmann.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 7, 2012

- Napoleão Bernardes Neto, 38.7% (Advanced)
- Jean Jackson Kuhlmann, 30.7% (Advanced)
- Ana Paula de Souza Lima, 29.0%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md), October 28, 2012

- Napoleão Bernardes Neto, 70.7% (Elected)
- Jean Jackson Kuhlmann, 29.3%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Napoleão Bernardes Neto | PSDB | 71,792 | 38.7% | Advanced |
| Jean Jackson Kuhlmann | PSD | 57,067 | 30.7% | Advanced |
| Ana Paula de Souza Lima | PT | 53,903 | 29.0% |  |
| Osni Valfredo Wagner | PSOL | 2,845 | 1.5% |  |

Valid votes: 185,607

Turnout: 86.0% (197,948 of 230,064 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Egidio Maciel Ferrari, 51.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Mario Hildebrandt, 72.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Napoleão Bernardes Neto, 57.6%
- October 7, 2012: Napoleão Bernardes Neto, 70.7%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): João Paulo Karam Kleinubing, 63.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): João Paulo Karam Kleinubing, 45.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Décio Nery de Lima, 62.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Décio Nery de Lima, 53.0%

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

- [Blumenau Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/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 Blumenau

- 2012 Blumenau mayoral election
- [2012 Blumenau Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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