# 2008 Aratiba municipal election

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

Turnout: 5,238 of 5,367 registered voters (97.6%). −0.66 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Angelo Poletto | PTB | 2,808 | 55.7% | Elected |
| Paulo André Bruschi | PMDB | 2,233 | 44.3% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 3 of the 9 seats, with 29.6% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,517 | 29.6% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,192 | 23.3% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 1,113 | 21.7% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 526 | 10.3% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 308 | 6.0% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 269 | 5.3% | 1 |
| Democratas | 198 | 3.9% |  |

## Contests

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

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