# 2008 Ponta Grossa mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Ponta Grossa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa.md), October 5, 2008

Pedro Wosgrau Filho led with 39.4% of the vote, 10.9 points ahead of Sandro Alex Cruz de Oliveira.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 5, 2008

- Pedro Wosgrau Filho, 39.4% (Advanced)
- Sandro Alex Cruz de Oliveira, 28.5% (Advanced)
- Joselito Canto, 28.1%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.md), October 26, 2008

- Pedro Wosgrau Filho, 52.3% (Elected)
- Sandro Alex Cruz de Oliveira, 47.7%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pedro Wosgrau Filho | PSDB | 67,791 | 39.4% | Advanced |
| Sandro Alex Cruz de Oliveira | PPS | 48,982 | 28.5% | Advanced |
| Joselito Canto | PTB | 48,384 | 28.1% |  |
| Gerveson Tramontin Silveira | PT | 4,973 | 2.9% |  |
| Lauro Padilha | PV | 1,080 | 0.6% |  |
| Joao Luiz Stefaniak | PSOL | 683 | 0.4% |  |

Valid votes: 171,893

Turnout: 86.2% (181,392 of 210,535 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Elizabeth Silveira Schmidt, 53.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Elizabeth Silveira Schmidt, 52.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Marcelo Rangel Cruz de Oliveira, 55.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Marcelo Rangel Cruz de Oliveira, 50.5%
- October 5, 2008: Pedro Wosgrau Filho, 52.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Pedro Wosgrau Filho, 51.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Péricles de Holleben Mello, 49.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joselito Canto, 42.0%

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

- [Ponta Grossa Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/ponta-grossa/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 Ponta Grossa

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

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