# 2008 Balneário Pinhal municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Balneário Pinhal](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/balneario-pinhal.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 5,965 of 7,043 registered voters (84.7%). −7.1 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Balneário Pinhal](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/balneario-pinhal/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jorge Luis de Souza Fonseca | PMDB | 3,300 | 58.1% | Elected |
| Heron Ricardo de Oliveira | PTB | 2,382 | 41.9% |  |

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

PMDB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 35.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,077 | 35.8% | 4 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 921 | 15.9% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 633 | 10.9% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 608 | 10.5% | 1 |
| Democratas | 532 | 9.2% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 476 | 8.2% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 356 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 175 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 17 | 0.3% |  |

## Contests

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

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