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In 2012, Eduardo Paes (PMDB) won the election for mayor of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), with 2,097,733 votes (64.6% of the valid votes), according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). In second place was Marcelo Freixo (PSOL), with 914,082 votes (28.2%).
Mayor year by year
Eleição de 2012 cargo a cargo
Eleição geral de 2014 a geral mais perto
In 2024, the mayor of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) was elected with 1,861,856 votes, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The runner-up had 948,631 votes. The number changes with each election: the candidate with the most valid votes wins, and in cities with more than 200,000 voters there is a runoff when no one gets more than half of the valid votes.
| Year | Round | Candidates | Most voted | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1st | 9 | 1,861,856 | 948,631 |
| 2020 | 1st | 13 | 974,804 | 576,825 |
| 2020 | 2nd | 2 | 1,629,319 | 913,700 |
| 2016 | 1st | 11 | 842,201 | 553,424 |
| 2016 | 2nd | 2 | 1,700,030 | 1,163,662 |
| 2012 | 1st | 8 | 2,097,733 | 914,082 |
| 2008 | 1st | 12 | 1,049,019 | 839,994 |
| 2008 | 2nd | 2 | 1,696,195 | 1,640,970 |
| 2004 | 1st | 10 | 1,728,853 | 753,189 |
| 2000 | 1st | 14 | 1,124,915 | 747,132 |
| 2000 | 2nd | 2 | 1,610,176 | 1,543,327 |
| 1996 | 1st | 13 | 1,192,438 | 729,611 |
| 1996 | 2nd | 2 | 1,735,415 | 1,055,993 |
One row per round. Where there was a runoff, the first-round row does not mark anyone as elected: the winner is in the runoff row.
The cutoff above is for the municipal elections (mayor and city councillor). The votes in each election in this city, year by year, municipal and general (president, governor, senator and deputies), are in General and municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro, just below.
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In 2024, the city councillor elected with the fewest votes in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) had 12,675 votes, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The electoral quotient was 59,154 votes and the council has 51 seats. The number changes with each election and also depends on the party's votes: in 2024, the candidate with the most votes among those left out had 25,844 votes.
| Year | Seats | Candidates | Quotient | Cutoff | Most voted | Top non-elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51 | 995 | 59,154 | 12,675 | 130,480 | 25,844 |
| 2020 | 51 | 1,692 | 51,453 | 5,423 | 86,243 | 16,978 |
| 2016 | 51 | 1,517 | 57,433 | 6,023 | 106,657 | 16,064 |
| 2012 | 51 | 1,627 | 61,051 | 6,015 | 68,452 | 22,597 |
| 2008 | 51 | 1,196 | 62,194 | 3,200 | 68,799 | 17,658 |
| 2004 | 50 | 1,100 | 67,862 | 6,827 | 99,943 | 20,552 |
| 2000 | 42 | 968 | 76,478 | 8,995 | 107,865 | 40,503 |
| 1996 | 42 | 750 | — | 6,650 | 82,418 | 18,181 |
Quotient is the number of votes the party needs per seat (valid votes ÷ seats); the seat goes to its candidate with the most votes. Cutoff is the lowest vote total among those elected (the entry threshold for the council), and it is usually much lower than the quotient. Top non-elected is the highest vote total among those not elected, and it can be higher than the cutoff, because the seat belongs to the party before it belongs to the candidate. Learn about the cutoff and the quotient in the tutorial.
The cutoff above is for the municipal elections (mayor and city councillor). The votes in each election in this city, year by year, municipal and general (president, governor, senator and deputies), are in General and municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro, just below.
Aptos: eleitores que podiam votar. Comparecimento: quantos foram às urnas. Abstenções: quantos faltaram (aptos − comparecimento). Brancos e Nulos: quem compareceu mas não escolheu um candidato válido. Válidos: os votos que contam para os candidatos (comparecimento − brancos − nulos); é sobre eles que o percentual é calculado.
The elections of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), year by year: in the municipal elections from 1996 to 2024, the votes of each candidate for mayor and city councillor, with the full list of candidates and who was elected; in the general elections from 1994 to 2026, the votes of each candidate for president, governor, senator, federal deputy and state deputy added up in Rio de Janeiro, with the full list of candidates. Choose the year and the office:
General election: president, governor, senator and deputies. Municipal election: mayor and city councillor.
Results added up across all of the city's electoral zones, with the percentage of valid votes. Municipal elections from 1996 to 2024; there is no data by municipality before 1994.
Você está no Rio de Janeiro (RJ). A eleição aberta vai junto: prefeito 2012.
The dashed state didn't have this election: tapping it opens the state's page.
