# 2012 Santa Mercedes mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [Santa Mercedes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes.md), October 7, 2012

Rodrigo Eduardo Theodoro won with 56.0% of the vote, 12.0 points ahead of Rodrigo Rezende.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rodrigo Eduardo Theodoro | PSDB | 1,229 | 56.0% | Elected |
| Rodrigo Rezende | PT | 966 | 44.0% |  |

Valid votes: 2,195

Turnout: 87.2% (2,274 of 2,608 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Valdir Verona, 58.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Valdir Verona, 53.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Manoel Donizete de Oliveira, 39.9%
- October 7, 2012: Rodrigo Eduardo Theodoro, 56.0%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Rodrigo Eduardo Theodoro, 70.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Lauro Sorita, 53.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Lauro Sorita, 49.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Elvis Robert Polidoro, 56.7%

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

- [Santa Mercedes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/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 Santa Mercedes

- 2012 Santa Mercedes mayoral election
- [2012 Santa Mercedes Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santa-mercedes/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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