# 2012 Joaçaba municipal election

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

Turnout: 18,034 of 21,237 registered voters (84.9%). −1.6 points since 2008.

## [Mayor of Joaçaba](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/joacaba/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rafael Laske | PSD | 9,606 | 56.4% | Elected |
| Jorge Luiz Dresch | PSDB | 7,425 | 43.6% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 21.6% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,714 | 21.6% | 3 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 3,696 | 21.5% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 2,522 | 14.6% | 2 |
| Partido Social Democrático | 2,214 | 12.9% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,658 | 9.6% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1,241 | 7.2% |  |
| Democratas | 790 | 4.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 668 | 3.9% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 573 | 3.3% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 121 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 28 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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