# 2008 Balsa Nova municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Balsa Nova](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 8,755 of 9,348 registered voters (93.7%). −1.3 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Balsa Nova](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Osvaldo Vanderlei Costa | PMDB | 3,889 | 46.2% | Elected |
| José Franco Pellizzari | PSC | 3,706 | 44.1% |  |
| Wilson Santana de Oliveira | PSDB | 660 | 7.8% |  |
| Jose Roberto Merchiori | PT | 156 | 1.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Balsa Nova](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 13.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,133 | 13.3% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,092 | 12.8% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,089 | 12.8% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 934 | 11.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 729 | 8.5% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 713 | 8.4% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 570 | 6.7% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 523 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Democratas | 302 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 289 | 3.4% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 231 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 202 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Verde | 149 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 125 | 1.5% |  |
| Podemos | 103 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 100 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 75 | 0.9% |  |
| Progressistas | 66 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 57 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 20 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 14 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 12 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Balsa Nova mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Balsa Nova Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/balsa-nova/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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