# 2012 Itapema mayoral election

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

Rodrigo Costa won with 33.3% of the vote, 9.9 points ahead of João Luis Emmel.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rodrigo Costa | PSDB | 8,291 | 33.3% | Elected |
| João Luis Emmel | PR | 5,827 | 23.4% |  |
| Clovis Jose da Rocha | DEM | 4,474 | 18.0% |  |
| Ricardo Alexandre Rosa | PPS | 3,067 | 12.3% |  |
| Maria Luci da Silva | PP | 2,208 | 8.9% |  |
| Luiz Carlos Vieira | PT | 834 | 3.3% |  |
| Willian Diogenes Meister | PSOL | 204 | 0.8% |  |

Valid votes: 24,905

Turnout: 85.1% (26,245 of 30,858 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Carlos Alexandre de Souza Ribeiro, 48.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Nilza Nilda Simas, 63.7%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Nilza Nilda Simas, 50.3%
- October 7, 2012: Rodrigo Costa, 33.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Sabino Bussanello, 52.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Clovis Jose da Rocha, 35.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Clovis Jose da Rocha, 51.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Magnus Francisco Antunes Guimaraes, 38.5%

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

- [Itapema Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/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 Itapema

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/2012-10-07-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapema/2012-10-07-local/mayor.json.