2012 São Paulo mayoral election
2012 São Paulo municipal election Opinion polls Turnout 81.52% (first round)[ 1] 80.01% (second round)[ 2]
Mayoral election
Candidate
Fernando Haddad
José Serra
Party
PT
PSDB
Running mate
Nádia Campeão
Alexandre Schneider
Popular vote
3,387,720
2,708,768
Percentage
55.57%
44.43%
Fernando Haddad José Serra
Parliamentary election
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
Candidates failing to make runoff
#
Party/coalition
Mayoral candidate
Political office(s)
Vice-Mayoral candidate
10
"For a New São Paulo "PRB , PTB , PTN , PHS , PRP , PTdoB
Celso Russomanno (PRB)
Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1995–2011
Luiz Flavio D'Urso (PTB)
12
Paulo Pereira da Silva (PDT)
Federal Deputy from São Paulo since 2007
Joaquim Gava (PDT)
15
"São Paulo in First Place "PMDB , PSC , PP , PSL
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
"A Green Light for São Paulo "PPS , PMN
Soninha Francine (PPS)
Sub-Mayor of Lapa 2009–10; City Councillor of São Paulo 2005–09
Lucas Albano (PMN)
27
José Maria Eymael (PSDC)
PSDC National President since 1997; Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1986–95
Lindberg de Morais (PSDC)
28
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
"Left-Wing Front "PSOL , PCB
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)
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)
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
Polling aggregates
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
ChalitaPMDB
Francine PPS
GiannaziPSOL
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
Polling aggregates
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
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 Running mate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Fernando Haddad Nádia Campeão (PCdoB )PT 1,776,317 28.98 3,387,720 55.57 José Serra Alexandre Schneider (PSD ) PSDB 1,884,849 30.75 2,708,768 44.43 Celso Russomanno Luiz Flavio D'Urso (PTB ) PRB 1,324,021 21.60 Gabriel Chalita Marianne Pinotti PMDB 833,255 13.60 Soninha Francine Lucas Albano (PMN ) PPS 162,384 2.65 Carlos Giannazi Edmilson Costa (PCB ) PSOL 62,431 1.02 Paulo Pereira da Silva Joaquim Grava PDT 38,750 0.63 Levy Fidelix Luiz Duarte PRTB 19,800 0.32 Ana Luiza Wilson Ribeiro PSTU 12,823 0.21 Miguel Manso Marielza Milani PPL 7,272 0.12 José Maria Eymael Lindberg de Morais PSDC 5,382 0.09 Anaí Caproni Rafael Dantas PCO 1,373 0.02 Total 6,128,657 100.00 6,096,488 100.00 Valid votes 6,128,657 87.22 6,096,488 88.40 Invalid votes 516,384 7.35 500,578 7.26 Blank votes 381,407 5.43 299,224 4.34 Total votes 7,026,448 100.00 6,896,290 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 8,619,170 81.52 8,619,170 80.01 Source: G1
Municipal Chamber
Party Votes % Seats +/– Workers' Party 1,122,486 19.65 11 Brazilian Social Democracy Party 1,033,500 18.10 9 2Social Democratic Party 523,918 9.17 7 New Green Party 391,259 6.85 4 1Brazilian Democratic Movement Party 302,164 5.29 4 2Brazilian Republican Party 296,230 5.19 2 1Brazilian Labour Party 287,786 5.04 4 1Party of the Republic 264,636 4.63 3 2Democrats 223,284 3.91 2 6Brazilian Socialist Party 215,519 3.77 3 1Popular Socialist Party 213,356 3.74 2 Communist Party of Brazil 164,969 2.89 1 1Socialism and Liberty Party 117,475 2.06 1 1Progressive Party 111,441 1.95 1 1Democratic Labour Party 97,610 1.71 0 1Humanist Party of Solidarity 94,298 1.65 1 1Social 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 Christian Social Democratic 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 Total 5,711,364 100.00 55 – Valid votes 5,711,364 81.28 Invalid votes 573,524 8.16 Blank votes 741,560 10.55 Total votes 7,026,448 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 8,619,170 81.52 Source: UOL
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