# 2008 Alvorada mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Alvorada](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada.md), October 5, 2008

João Carlos Brum won with 59.5% of the vote, 21.6 points ahead of Stela Beatriz Farias Lopes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Carlos Brum | PTB | 60,200 | 59.5% | Elected |
| Stela Beatriz Farias Lopes | PT | 38,329 | 37.9% |  |
| Marne Machado Feijó | PSDB | 2,170 | 2.1% |  |
| João Carlos Mendonça Rodrigues | PTC | 551 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 101,250

Turnout: 87.1% (111,512 of 128,050 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Douglas Martello de Souza Silveira, 32.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jose Arno Appolo do Amaral, 29.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jose Arno Appolo do Amaral, 38.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Sergio Maciel Bertoldi, 49.7%
- October 5, 2008: João Carlos Brum, 59.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): João Carlos Brum, 53.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Stela Beatriz Farias Lopes, 64.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Stela Beatriz Farias Lopes, 52.4%

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

- [Alvorada Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/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 Alvorada

- 2008 Alvorada mayoral election
- [2008 Alvorada Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/alvorada/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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