# 2008 Foz do Iguaçu mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Foz do Iguaçu](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu.md), October 5, 2008

Paulo Mac Donald Ghisi won with 48.0% of the vote, 17.9 points ahead of Celso Sâmis da Silva.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Mac Donald Ghisi | PDT | 67,502 | 48.0% | Elected |
| Celso Sâmis da Silva | PMDB | 42,266 | 30.1% |  |
| Reni Clovis de Souza Pereira | PSB | 26,634 | 18.9% |  |
| Dilto Vitorassi | PT | 3,887 | 2.8% |  |
| Jose Elias Aiex Neto | PSOL | 238 | 0.2% |  |
| Anderson Marcos Chichoski | PSDC | 66 | <0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 140,593

Turnout: 81.5% (146,981 of 180,429 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Joaquim Silva e Luna, 50.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Francisco Lacerda Brasileiro, 41.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Francisco Lacerda Brasileiro, 67.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Reni Clovis de Souza Pereira, 53.6%
- October 5, 2008: Paulo Mac Donald Ghisi, 48.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Mac Donald Ghisi, 49.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Celso Sâmis da Silva, 31.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Harry Daijo, 35.2%

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

- [Foz do Iguaçu Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu/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 Foz do Iguaçu

- 2008 Foz do Iguaçu mayoral election
- [2008 Foz do Iguaçu Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/foz-do-iguacu/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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