# 2008 Candelária mayoral 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

Lauro Mainardi won with 57.5% of the vote, 15.1 points ahead of Elcy Simoes de Oliveira.

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

Valid votes: 19,420

Turnout: 88.0% (20,577 of 23,376 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Nestor Rubem Ellwanger, 73.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Nestor Rubem Ellwanger, 48.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paulo Roberto Butzge, 55.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Paulo Roberto Butzge, 54.6%
- October 5, 2008: Lauro Mainardi, 57.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Lauro Mainardi, 48.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Elcy Simoes de Oliveira, 51.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Rene Hubner, 50.3%

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

- [Candelária Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candelaria/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 Candelária

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

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