# 2008 Candiota mayoral election

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

Luiz Carlos Folador won with 53.1% of the vote, 6.1 points ahead of Gildo Antonio Feijo da Silva.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Carlos Folador | PT | 3,199 | 53.1% | Elected |
| Gildo Antonio Feijo da Silva | PMDB | 2,829 | 46.9% |  |

Valid votes: 6,028

Turnout: 89.3% (6,225 of 6,973 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Luiz Carlos Folador, 57.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Luiz Carlos Folador, 52.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Adriano Castro dos Santos, 43.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Luiz Carlos Folador, 74.0%
- October 5, 2008: Luiz Carlos Folador, 53.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Marcelo Menezes Gregorio, 35.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Odilo Jose Dal Molin, 60.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Mirabeau Borba dos Santos, 50.8%

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

- [Candiota Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/candiota/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 Candiota

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

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