# 2008 Arroio dos Ratos municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Arroio dos Ratos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 8,823 of 10,396 registered voters (84.9%). −1.9 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Arroio dos Ratos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Hélio Rodrigues Cifuentes | PMDB | 3,960 | 47.4% | Elected |
| José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo | PDT | 2,798 | 33.5% |  |
| Rejane Webster de Carvalho | PPS | 1,588 | 19.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Arroio dos Ratos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PDT won 3 of the 9 seats, with 27.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,299 | 27.2% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 1,899 | 22.5% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,702 | 20.1% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 696 | 8.2% |  |
| Democratas | 532 | 6.3% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 459 | 5.4% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 311 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 275 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 264 | 3.1% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 15 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Arroio dos Ratos mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Arroio dos Ratos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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