# 2008 Rio de Janeiro mayoral election, second round

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro.md), October 26, 2008

Eduardo da Costa Paes won with 50.8% of the vote, 1.7 points ahead of Fernando Paulo Nagle Gabeira.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md), October 5, 2008

- Eduardo da Costa Paes, 32.0% (Advanced)
- Fernando Paulo Nagle Gabeira, 25.6% (Advanced)
- Marcelo Bezerra Crivella, 19.1%

### Second round, October 26, 2008

- Eduardo da Costa Paes, 50.8% (Elected)
- Fernando Paulo Nagle Gabeira, 49.2%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eduardo da Costa Paes | PMDB | 1,696,195 | 50.8% | Elected |
| Fernando Paulo Nagle Gabeira | PV | 1,640,970 | 49.2% |  |

Valid votes: 3,337,165

Turnout: 79.8% (3,652,115 of 4,579,365 registered)

## This race in other years

- [November 29, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.md): Eduardo da Costa Paes, 64.1%
- [October 30, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md): Marcelo Bezerra Crivella, 59.4%
- October 26, 2008: Eduardo da Costa Paes, 50.8%
- [October 29, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2000-10-29-runoff/mayor.md): Cesar Epitácio Maia, 51.1%
- [November 15, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/1996-11-15-runoff/mayor.md): Luiz Paulo Fernandez Conde, 62.2%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 26, 2008

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2008-10-05-local.md) (29)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2008](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2008), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-de-janeiro/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.json.