# 2008 Mercedes mayoral election

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

Vilson Schwantes won with 63.6% of the vote, 27.1 points ahead of Clarice Radoll.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vilson Schwantes | PMDB | 2,344 | 63.6% | Elected |
| Clarice Radoll | PSDB | 1,343 | 36.4% |  |

Valid votes: 3,687

Turnout: 93.2% (3,756 of 4,030 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/mercedes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Laerton Weber, 63.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/mercedes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Laerton Weber, 59.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/mercedes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Cleci Maria Rambo Loffi, 51.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/mercedes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Cleci Maria Rambo Loffi, 56.6%
- October 5, 2008: Vilson Schwantes, 63.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/mercedes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Vilson Schwantes, 53.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/mercedes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Lídio José Schneider, 50.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/mercedes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Celso Weiss, 52.5%

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

- [Mercedes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/mercedes/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 Mercedes

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

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