# 2008 Canoas mayoral election, second round

[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 26, 2008

Jairo Jorge da Silva won with 52.6% of the vote, 5.3 points ahead of Jurandir Marques Maciel.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md), October 5, 2008

- Jairo Jorge da Silva, 46.5% (Advanced)
- Jurandir Marques Maciel, 37.5% (Advanced)
- Nedy de Vargas Marques, 15.0%

### Second round, October 26, 2008

- Jairo Jorge da Silva, 52.6% (Elected)
- Jurandir Marques Maciel, 47.4%

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 187,587

Turnout: 84.6% (201,596 of 238,222 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 27, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor.md): Airton José de Souza, 52.1%
- [November 29, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.md): Jairo Jorge da Silva, 53.1%
- [October 30, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md): Luiz Carlos Ghiorzzi Busato, 51.3%
- October 26, 2008: Jairo Jorge da Silva, 52.6%
- [October 29, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2000-10-29-runoff/mayor.md): Marcos Antonio Ronchetti, 50.6%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 26, 2008

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2008-10-05-local.md) (29)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2008](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2008), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/canoas/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.json.