2012 São Paulo mayoral election
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
The 2012 São Paulo municipal election took place in the city of São Paulo, with the first round taking place on 7 October 2012 and the second round taking place on 28 October 2012. Voters voted to elect the Mayor, the Vice Mayor and 55 city councillors for the administration of the city. The result was a 2nd round victory for Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party (PT), winning 3,387,720 votes and a share of 55.57% of the popular vote, defeating José Serra of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), who took 2,708,768 votes and a share of 44.43% of the popular vote.
Candidates[]
Candidates in runoff[]
# | Party/coalition | Mayoral candidate | Political office(s) | Vice-Mayoral candidate | ||
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13 | PT, PCdoB, PP, PSB |
Fernando Haddad (PT) | Minister of Education 2005–12 | Nádia Campeão (PCdoB) | ||
45 | PSDB, PSD, DEM, PV, PR |
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José Serra (PSDB) | Governor of São Paulo 2007–10; Mayor of São Paulo 2005–06; Minister of Health 1995–2002; Ministry of Planning and Budget 1995–96 | Alexandre Schneider (PSD) |
Candidates failing to make runoff[]
# | Party/coalition | Mayoral candidate | Political office(s) | Vice-Mayoral candidate | ||
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10 | PRB, PTB, PTN, PHS, PRP, PTdoB |
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Celso Russomanno (PRB) | Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1995–2011 | Luiz Flavio D'Urso (PTB) | |
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Paulo Pereira da Silva (PDT) | Federal Deputy from São Paulo since 2007 | Joaquim Gava (PDT) | ||
15 | PMDB, PSC, PP, PSL |
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Gabriel Chalita (PMDB) | Federal Deputy from São Paulo since 2011; City Councillor of São Paulo 2009–11; State Secretary of Education of São Paulo 2002–06; City Councillor of Cachoeira Paulista 1989–93 | Marianne Pinotti (PMDB) | |
16 | Ana Luiza (PSTU) | Federal public employee | Wilson Ribeiro (PSTU) | |||
23 | PPS, PMN |
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Soninha Francine (PPS) | Sub-Mayor of Lapa 2009–10; City Councillor of São Paulo 2005–09 | Lucas Albano (PMN) | |
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José Maria Eymael (PSDC) | PSDC National President since 1997; Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1986–95 | Lindberg de Morais (PSDC) | ||
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Levy Fidelix (PRTB) | PRTB National President since 1994 | Luiz Duarte (PRTB) | ||
29 | Anaí Caproni (PCO) | Co-founder of the Workers' Cause Party | Rafael Dantas (PCO) | |||
50 | PSOL, PCB |
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Carlos Giannazi (PSOL) | State Deputy of São Paulo since 2007; City Councillor of São Paulo 2001–07 | Edmilson Costa (PCB) | |
54 | Miguel Manso (PPL) | Engineer and politician | Marielza Milani (PPL) |
Debates[]
First round[]
Date | Host | Moderator | José Serra (PSDB) | Fernando Haddad (PT) | Celso Russomanno (PRB) | Gabriel Chalita (PMDB) | Soninha Francine (PPS) | Carlos Giannazi (PSOL) | Paulo Pereira (PDT) | Levy Fidelix (PRTB) | Ana Luiza (PSTU) | Miguel Manso (PPL) | Eymael (PSDC) | Anaí Caproni (PCO) |
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2 August 2012 | TV Bandeirantes | Fábio Pannunzio | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
3 September 2012 | RedeTV!, Folha de S. Paulo | Kennedy Alencar | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
17 September 2012 | TV Cultura, Estadão, YouTube | Mario Sergio Conti | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
24 September 2012 | TV Gazeta, Portal Terra | Maria Lydia Flandoli | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited | Not invited |
1 October 2012 | Rede Record | Cancelled | ||||||||||||
4 October 2012 | Rede Globo | Cancelled |
Second round[]
Date | Host | Moderator | Fernando Haddad (PT) | José Serra (PSDB) |
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N/A | TV Cultura | Rejected | ||
15 October 2012 | TV Gazeta | Rejected | ||
18 October 2012 | TV Bandeirantes | Fábio Pannunzio | Present | Present |
21 October 2012 | RedeTV! | Rejected | ||
22 October 2012 | Rede Record | Cancelled | ||
24 October 2012 | SBT, UOL | Carlos Nascimento | Present | Present |
26 October 2012 | Rede Globo, G1 | César Tralli | Present | Present |
Opinion polls[]
First round[]
Active candidates |
José Serra (PSDB) |
Fernando Haddad (PT) |
Celso Russomanno (PRB) |
Gabriel Chalita (PMDB) |
Soninha Francine (PPS) |
Carlos Giannazi (PSOL) |
Paulo Pereira (PDT) |
Others |
Abstentions/Undecided |
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted |
Sample size |
Serra PSDB |
Alckmin PSDB |
Haddad PT |
Suplicy PT |
Russomanno PRB |
Chalita PMDB |
Francine PPS |
Giannazi PSOL |
Valente PSOL |
Pereira PDT |
Kassab DEM |
Others | Abst. Undec. |
Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 election | 7 Oct | – | 30.75% | – | 28.98% | – | 21.60% | 13.60% | 2.65% | 1.02% | – | 0.63% | – | 0.76% | 12.78% | 1.77% |
Datafolha | 5–6 Oct | 3,959 | 24% | – | 20% | – | 23% | 11% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 2% | 14% | 1% |
Ibope | 4–6 Oct | 1,204 | 22% | – | 22% | – | 22% | 11% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 1% | 16% | Tie |
Datafolha | 2–3 Oct | 2,099 | 23% | – | 19% | – | 25% | 10% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 1% | 14% | 2% |
Ibope | 29 Sep–2 Oct | 1,204 | 19% | – | 18% | – | 27% | 11% | 4% | 1% | – | 0% | – | 0% | 20% | 8% |
Datafolha | 26–27 Sep | 1,799 | 22% | – | 18% | – | 30% | 9% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 1% | 14% | 8% |
Ibope | 22–24 Sep | 1,204 | 17% | – | 18% | – | 34% | 7% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 0% | 18% | 16% |
Vox Populi | 19–21 Sep | 2,000 | 17% | – | 17% | – | 34% | 5% | 2% | 0% | – | 1% | – | 1% | 23% | 17% |
Datafolha | 18–19 Sep | 1,802 | 21% | – | 15% | – | 35% | 8% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 1% | 13% | 14% |
Ibope | 10–12 Sep | 1,001 | 19% | – | 15% | – | 35% | 6% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 0% | 19% | 16% |
Datafolha | 10–11 Sep | 1,221 | 20% | – | 17% | – | 32% | 8% | 5% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 0% | 16% | 15% |
Datafolha | 3–4 Sep | 1,078 | 21% | – | 16% | – | 35% | 7% | 5% | 1% | – | 1% | – | 2% | 12% | 14% |
Ibope | 28–30 Aug | 1,001 | 20% | – | 16% | – | 31% | 5% | 4% | 0% | – | 1% | – | 2% | 23% | 11% |
Vox Populi | 28–29 Aug | 1,069 | 22% | – | 14% | – | 31% | 7% | 4% | 1% | – | 2% | – | 1% | 17% | 9% |
Vox Populi | 28–29 Aug | 1,070 | 22% | – | 14% | – | 31% | 7% | 4% | 1% | – | 2% | – | 0% | 17% | 9% |
Datafolha | 20 Aug | 1,000 | 27% | – | 8% | – | 31% | 6% | 5% | 0% | – | 4% | – | 1% | 16% | 4% |
Ibope | 13–15 Aug | 805 | 26% | – | 9% | – | 26% | 5% | 5% | 1% | – | 5% | – | 1% | 22% | Tie |
Ibope | 31 Jul–2 Aug | 805 | 26% | – | 6% | – | 25% | 5% | 7% | 1% | – | 5% | – | 2% | 23% | 1% |
Datafolha | 19–20 Jul | 1,075 | 30% | – | 7% | – | 26% | 6% | 7% | 1% | – | 5% | – | 2% | 17% | 4% |
Datafolha | 25–26 Jun | 1,081 | 31% | – | 6% | – | 24% | 6% | 6% | 1% | – | 3% | – | 6% | 16% | 7% |
Datafolha | 13–14 Jun | 1,077 | 30% | – | 8% | – | 21% | 6% | 8% | 1% | – | 5% | – | 8% | 12% | 9% |
Ibope | 13–14 Jun | 1,077 | 31% | – | 3% | – | 16% | 6% | 7% | 1% | – | 5% | – | 9% | 21% | 15% |
2008 election | 5 Oct | – | – | 22.48% | – | 32.79% | – | – | 4.19% | – | 0.67% | – | 33.61% | 6.27% | 6.67% | 0.82% |
Second round[]
Active candidates |
Fernando Haddad (PT) |
José Serra (PSDB) |
Abstentions/Undecided |
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted |
Sample size |
Haddad PT |
Suplicy PT |
Serra PSDB |
Kassab DEM |
Abst. Undec. |
Lead |
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2012 election | 28 Oct | – | 55.27% | – | 44.43% | – | 11.58% | 10.84% |
Ibope | 26–27 Oct | 1,204 | 50% | – | 35% | – | 15% | 15% |
Datafolha | 26–27 Oct | 3,992 | 48% | – | 34% | – | 18% | 14% |
Ibope | 22–24 Oct | 1,204 | 49% | – | 36% | – | 15% | 13% |
Datafolha | 23–24 Oct | 2,084 | 49% | – | 34% | – | 17% | 15% |
Datafolha | 17–18 Oct | 2,098 | 49% | – | 32% | – | 19% | 17% |
Ibope | 15–17 Oct | 1,204 | 49% | – | 33% | – | 18% | 16% |
Ibope | 9–11 Oct | 1,204 | 48% | – | 37% | – | 15% | 11% |
Datafolha | 9–10 Oct | 2,090 | 47% | – | 37% | – | 16% | 10% |
2008 election | 26 Oct | – | – | 39.28% | – | 60.72% | 6.31% | 21.44% |
Results[]
Mayor[]
Candidate | Party | Running mate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
Fernando Haddad | PT | Nádia Campeão | PCdoB | 1,776,317 | 28.98 | 3,387,720 | 55.57 | |
José Serra | PSDB | Alexandre Schneider | PSD | 1,884,849 | 30.75 | 2,708,768 | 44.43 | |
Celso Russomanno | PRB | Luiz Flavio D'Urso | PTB | 1,324,021 | 21.60 | |||
Gabriel Chalita | PMDB | Marianne Pinotti | PMDB | 833,255 | 13.60 | |||
Soninha Francine | PPS | Lucas Albano | PMN | 162,384 | 2.65 | |||
Carlos Giannazi | PSOL | Edmilson Costa | PCB | 62,431 | 1.02 | |||
Paulo Pereira da Silva | PDT | Joaquim Gava | PDT | 38,750 | 0.63 | |||
Levy Fidelix | PRTB | Luiz Duarte | PRTB | 19,800 | 0.32 | |||
Ana Luiza | PSTU | Wilson Ribeiro | PSTU | 12,823 | 0.21 | |||
Miguel Manso | PPL | Marielza Milani | PPL | 7,272 | 0.12 | |||
José Maria Eymael | PSDC | Lindberg de Morais | PSDC | 5,382 | 0.09 | |||
Anaí Caproni | PCO | Rafael Dantas | PCO | 1,373 | 0.02 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 897,791 | – | 799,802 | – | ||||
Total | 7,026,448 | 100 | 6,896,290 | 100 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,619,170 | 81.52 | 8,619,170 | 80.01 |
Municipal Chamber[]
Party | Municipal Chamber | ||||
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Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
Workers' Party | 1,122,486 | 19.65 | 11 | ![]() | |
Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 1,033,500 | 18.10 | 9 | ![]() | |
Social Democratic Party | 523,918 | 9.17 | 7 | New | |
Green Party | 391,259 | 6.85 | 4 | ![]() | |
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party | 302,164 | 5.29 | 4 | ![]() | |
Brazilian Republican Party | 296,230 | 5.19 | 2 | ![]() | |
Brazilian Labour Party | 287,786 | 5.04 | 4 | ![]() | |
Party of the Republic | 264,636 | 4.63 | 3 | ![]() | |
Democrats | 223,284 | 3.91 | 2 | ![]() | |
Brazilian Socialist Party | 215,519 | 3.77 | 3 | ![]() | |
Popular Socialist Party | 213,356 | 3.74 | 2 | ![]() | |
Communist Party of Brazil | 164,969 | 2.89 | 1 | ![]() | |
Socialism and Liberty Party | 117,475 | 2.06 | 1 | ![]() | |
Progressive Party | 111,441 | 1.95 | 1 | ![]() | |
Democratic Labour Party | 97,610 | 1.71 | 0 | ![]() | |
Humanist Party of Solidarity | 94,298 | 1.65 | 1 | ![]() | |
Social Christian Party | 54,279 | 0.95 | 0 | ![]() | |
National Labour Party | 51,373 | 0.90 | 0 | ![]() | |
Progressive Republican Party | 29,988 | 0.53 | 0 | ![]() | |
Labour Party of Brazil | 20,462 | 0.36 | 0 | ![]() | |
Free Fatherland Party | 18,825 | 0.33 | 0 | ![]() | |
Social Liberal Party | 17,834 | 0.31 | 0 | ![]() | |
Social Democratic Christian Party | 14,347 | 0.25 | 0 | ![]() | |
United Socialist Workers' Party | 12,091 | 0.21 | 0 | ![]() | |
Party of National Mobilization | 10,066 | 0.18 | 0 | ![]() | |
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 9,680 | 0.17 | 0 | ![]() | |
Christian Labour Party | 7,412 | 0.13 | 0 | ![]() | |
Workers' Cause Party | 2,759 | 0.05 | 0 | ![]() | |
Brazilian Communist Party | 2,317 | 0.04 | 0 | ![]() | |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,315,084 | – | – | – | |
Total | 5,711,364 | 100.0 | 55 | – | |
Registered voters/turnout | 8,619,170 | 81.52 | – | – | |
Source: UOL |
References[]
- ^ "Resultado 1º Turno - São Paulo - SP - Eleições 2012". Terra. 7 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Resultado 2° Turno - São Paulo - SP - Eleições 2012". Terra. 28 October 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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