# 2008 Santa Helena mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Santa Helena](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/santa-helena.md), October 5, 2008

Rita Maria Schimidt won with 54.2% of the vote, 8.4 points ahead of Julio Morandi.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rita Maria Schimidt | PP | 8,563 | 54.2% | Elected |
| Julio Morandi | PMDB | 7,232 | 45.8% |  |

Valid votes: 15,795

Turnout: 90.6% (16,261 of 17,941 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/santa-helena/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Clademar Joao Maraskin, 65.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/santa-helena/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Evandro Miguel Grade, 49.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/santa-helena/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Airton Antonio Copatti, 50.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/santa-helena/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jucerlei Sotoriva, 100.0%
- October 5, 2008: Rita Maria Schimidt, 54.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/santa-helena/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Giovani Maffini, 53.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/santa-helena/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Silom Schimidt, 50.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/santa-helena/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Silom Schimidt, 55.4%

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

- [Santa Helena Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/santa-helena/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 Santa Helena

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

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