# 2008 Palmas municipal election

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

Turnout: 21,717 of 26,068 registered voters (83.3%). −2.8 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João de Oliveira | PMDB | 8,853 | 89.9% | Elected |
| Joaquim Tertuliano Ribas de Andrade | PT | 1,000 | 10.1% |  |

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

PDT won 2 of the 9 seats, with 23.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 4,804 | 23.0% | 2 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 3,434 | 16.4% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,371 | 16.1% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,331 | 16.0% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 3,309 | 15.8% | 2 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 843 | 4.0% |  |
| Partido da República | 780 | 3.7% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 475 | 2.3% |  |
| Democratas | 426 | 2.0% |  |
| Progressistas | 102 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 8 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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