# 2012 Valparaíso mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [Valparaíso](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/valparaiso.md), October 7, 2012

Marcos Yukio Higuchi won with 72.4% of the vote, 44.8 points ahead of Pedro Gomes Barbosa.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcos Yukio Higuchi | PSDB | 8,746 | 72.4% | Elected |
| Pedro Gomes Barbosa | PTB | 3,335 | 27.6% |  |

Valid votes: 12,081

Turnout: 82.0% (12,768 of 15,579 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/valparaiso/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Carlos Alexandre Pereira, 54.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/valparaiso/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Carlos Alexandre Pereira, 34.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/valparaiso/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Roni Claudio Bernardi Ferrareze, 53.7%
- October 7, 2012: Marcos Yukio Higuchi, 72.4%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/valparaiso/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Marcos Yukio Higuchi, 54.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/valparaiso/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antonio Gomes Barbosa, 50.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/valparaiso/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Maria de Lourdes Marques Melo, 49.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/valparaiso/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria de Lourdes Marques de Melo, 62.1%

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

- [Valparaíso Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/valparaiso/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 Valparaíso

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

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