# 2008 Porto Rico mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Porto Rico](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/porto-rico.md), October 5, 2008

Walter Romão de Oliveira won with 54.3% of the vote, 10.1 points ahead of Ailton Alberto Pereira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walter Romão de Oliveira | PMDB | 998 | 54.3% | Elected |
| Ailton Alberto Pereira | PPS | 812 | 44.2% |  |
| Aparecida Viana de Oliveira Arruda | PT | 27 | 1.5% |  |

Valid votes: 1,837

Turnout: 95.8% (1,893 of 1,977 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/porto-rico/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Valter Batista dos Santos, 66.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/porto-rico/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Alvaro de Freitas Netto, 81.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/porto-rico/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Evaristo Ghizoni Volpato, 57.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/porto-rico/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Paulo Prates Nogueira, 44.2%
- October 5, 2008: Walter Romão de Oliveira, 54.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/porto-rico/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Walter Romão de Oliveira, 74.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/porto-rico/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Paulo Prates Nogueira, 66.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/porto-rico/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Prates Nogueira, 100.0%

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

- [Porto Rico Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/porto-rico/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 Porto Rico

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

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