# 2012 Rio dos Bois mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Rio dos Bois](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois.md), October 7, 2012

Jesus dos Reis Rodrigues Bastos won with 55.3% of the vote, 10.6 points ahead of Ambrosio Pereira de Almeida.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jesus dos Reis Rodrigues Bastos | PMDB | 988 | 55.3% | Elected |
| Ambrosio Pereira de Almeida | PSC | 798 | 44.7% |  |

Valid votes: 1,786

Turnout: 93.7% (1,896 of 2,023 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Joel Alves Rufino, 58.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Moacir de Oliveira Lopes, 73.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Moacir de Oliveira Lopes, 50.1%
- October 7, 2012: Jesus dos Reis Rodrigues Bastos, 55.3%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Manoel Correa Araújo Neto, 56.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Manoel Correa Araújo Neto, 46.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Edimilson Feitosa de Oliveira, 50.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Orlando Santos Xavier Sardinha, 58.9%

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

- [Rio dos Bois Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois/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 dos Bois

- 2012 Rio dos Bois mayoral election
- [2012 Rio dos Bois Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/rio-dos-bois/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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