# 2008 Cachoeirinha municipal election

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

Turnout: 77,424 of 89,378 registered voters (86.6%). −3.1 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Vicente da Cunha Pires | PSB | 40,043 | 64.9% | Elected |
| Leonel José Morem Matias | PT | 21,618 | 35.1% |  |

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

PSB won 4 of the 11 seats, with 32.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 22,266 | 32.3% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 15,152 | 22.0% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 11,444 | 16.6% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 7,514 | 10.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 1,934 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,635 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,579 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1,497 | 2.2% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 1,383 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,227 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,046 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 726 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 710 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 388 | 0.6% |  |
| Democratas | 340 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 91 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 64 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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