# 2008 Curitiba municipal election

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

Turnout: 1,068,613 of 1,254,776 registered voters (85.2%). −0.40 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Curitiba](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/curitiba/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Alberto Richa | PSDB | 778,514 | 77.3% | Elected |
| Gleisi Helena Hoffmann | PT | 183,027 | 18.2% |  |
| Carlos Augusto Moreira Junior | PMDB | 19,157 | 1.9% |  |
| Mauricio Paulo Silva Furtado | PV | 8,906 | 0.9% |  |
| Ricardo Crachineski Gomyde | PCdoB | 7,187 | 0.7% |  |
| Fabio de Souza Camargo | PTB | 5,366 | 0.5% |  |
| Bruno César Deschamps Meirinho | PSOL | 4,464 | 0.4% |  |
| Lauro Antonio Fernandes Rodrigues | PT do B | 888 | 0.1% |  |

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

PSDB won 13 of the 38 seats, with 26.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 255,086 | 26.4% | 13 |
| Partido Verde | 78,339 | 8.1% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 78,047 | 8.1% | 3 |
| Democratas | 73,171 | 7.6% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 69,061 | 7.2% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 66,043 | 6.8% | 3 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 58,592 | 6.1% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 58,003 | 6.0% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 48,189 | 5.0% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 28,682 | 3.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 26,829 | 2.8% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 25,739 | 2.7% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 18,309 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 17,248 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 14,453 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 12,938 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido da República | 9,611 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 6,052 | 0.6% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 5,920 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 5,858 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 3,494 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 3,119 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 942 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 596 | 0.1% |  |
| Podemos | 543 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 219 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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