# 2008 Congonhinhas mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Congonhinhas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas.md), October 5, 2008

Luciano Merhy won with 53.9% of the vote, 7.7 points ahead of Osmar Bueno de Mello Filho.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luciano Merhy | PTB | 2,808 | 53.9% | Elected |
| Osmar Bueno de Mello Filho | DEM | 2,405 | 46.1% |  |

Valid votes: 5,213

Turnout: 87.6% (5,510 of 6,289 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jose Olegario Ribeiro Lopes, 53.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jose Olegario Ribeiro Lopes, 49.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Luciano Merhy, 59.0%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jose Olegario Ribeiro Lopes, 52.8%
- October 5, 2008: Luciano Merhy, 53.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Luciano Merhy, 45.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Olegario Ribeiro Lopes, 61.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Olegario Ribeiro Lopes, 49.0%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008

- [Congonhinhas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2008-10-05-local.md) (11,123)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2008](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2008), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Congonhinhas

- 2008 Congonhinhas mayoral election
- [2008 Congonhinhas Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2008-10-05-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/congonhinhas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.json.