# 2012 Rio Claro mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [Rio Claro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro.md), October 7, 2012

Palminio Altimari Filho won with 86.5% of the vote, 79.1 points ahead of Mario Zaia.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Palminio Altimari Filho | PMDB | 62,218 | 86.5% | Elected |
| Mario Zaia | PSB | 5,320 | 7.4% |  |
| Claudia Jesus Di Mauro | PDT | 4,398 | 6.1% |  |

Valid votes: 71,936

Turnout: 82.4% (114,046 of 138,330 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Gustavo Ramos Perissinotto, 56.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gustavo Ramos Perissinotto, 36.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): João Teixeira Junior, 54.0%
- October 7, 2012: Palminio Altimari Filho, 86.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Palminio Altimari Filho, 54.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Dermeval da Fonseca Nevoeiro Junior, 51.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Claudio Antonio de Mauro, 47.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Claudio Antonio de Mauro, 46.5%

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

- [Rio Claro Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro/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 Rio Claro

- 2012 Rio Claro mayoral election
- [2012 Rio Claro Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/rio-claro/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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