# 2008 Candelária municipal election

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

Turnout: 20,577 of 23,376 registered voters (88.0%). −2.1 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lauro Mainardi | PMDB | 11,176 | 57.5% | Elected |
| Elcy Simoes de Oliveira | PP | 8,244 | 42.5% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 27.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 5,518 | 27.8% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 4,477 | 22.6% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 3,842 | 19.4% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 3,748 | 18.9% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,605 | 8.1% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 401 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 157 | 0.8% |  |
| Democratas | 70 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 11 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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