# 2008 Canoas municipal election

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

Turnout: 206,180 of 238,222 registered voters (86.5%). −2.8 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Canoas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jairo Jorge da Silva | PT | 98,736 | 52.6% | Elected |
| Jurandir Marques Maciel | PTB | 88,851 | 47.4% |  |

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

PSDB won 4 of the 15 seats, with 22.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 41,921 | 22.4% | 4 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 32,483 | 17.4% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 31,937 | 17.1% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 30,631 | 16.4% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 28,165 | 15.1% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 4,012 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 3,319 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 3,272 | 1.8% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 2,750 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido da República | 2,205 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,625 | 0.9% |  |
| Democratas | 1,292 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 1,065 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 798 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 475 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Verde | 432 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 238 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 159 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

## Elections held within this one

- [2008 Canoas municipal election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2008-10-26-runoff.md), October 26, 2008

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