# 2008 Arroio dos Ratos mayoral 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

José Hélio Rodrigues Cifuentes won with 47.4% of the vote, 13.9 points ahead of José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 8,346

Turnout: 84.9% (8,823 of 10,396 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jaury Gonzales da Cunha, 41.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo, 45.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Luciano Leites Rocha, 43.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo, 58.6%
- October 5, 2008: José Hélio Rodrigues Cifuentes, 47.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Carlos Garcia de Azeredo, 37.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Carlos Silva Silveira, 62.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Sedino Vieira, 56.8%

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

- [Arroio dos Ratos Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/arroio-dos-ratos/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 Arroio dos Ratos

- 2008 Arroio dos Ratos mayoral election
- [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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