# 2008 Araricá municipal election

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

Turnout: 3,600 of 3,753 registered voters (95.9%). +3.1 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Araricá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/ararica/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flavio Luiz Foss | PP | 2,278 | 65.3% | Elected |
| Ardi Darcy Schmidt | PDT | 1,210 | 34.7% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Araricá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/ararica/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Progressistas won 5 of the 9 seats, with 43.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 1,435 | 43.3% | 5 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 718 | 21.7% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 645 | 19.5% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 274 | 8.3% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 196 | 5.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 45 | 1.4% |  |

## Contests

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

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