# 2008 Canguçu municipal election

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

Turnout: 37,629 of 43,111 registered voters (87.3%). −1.6 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cássio Luiz Freitas Mota | PP | 18,334 | 51.8% | Elected |
| Luiz Carlos Valente da Silveira | PMDB | 9,131 | 25.8% |  |
| Nilso Pinz | PSDB | 7,925 | 22.4% |  |

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

Progressistas won 4 of the 10 seats, with 32.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 11,695 | 32.5% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 5,854 | 16.3% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 5,358 | 14.9% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 4,911 | 13.7% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,596 | 10.0% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 3,436 | 9.6% | 1 |
| Democratas | 322 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 277 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 253 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 242 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 11 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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