# 2008 Braga municipal election

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

Turnout: 2,912 of 3,048 registered voters (95.5%). −1.4 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luis Carlos Balestrin | PMDB | 1,541 | 55.4% | Elected |
| João Francisco Vigne | PDT | 1,239 | 44.6% |  |

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

Progressistas won 4 of the 9 seats, with 34.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 972 | 34.1% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 951 | 33.3% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 381 | 13.3% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 322 | 11.3% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 216 | 7.6% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 12 | 0.4% |  |

## Contests

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/braga/2008-10-05-local and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/braga/2008-10-05-local.json.