# 2008 Capão do Leão mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Capão do Leão](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao.md), October 5, 2008

João Serafim Quevedo won with 44.0% of the vote, 10.7 points ahead of Elmar Nachtigal Manke.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Serafim Quevedo | PDT | 6,115 | 44.0% | Elected |
| Elmar Nachtigal Manke | PTB | 4,625 | 33.2% |  |
| Edson Ramalho | PSDB | 3,170 | 22.8% |  |

Valid votes: 13,910

Turnout: 85.8% (14,926 of 17,399 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Vilmar Motta Schmitt, 48.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Vilmar Motta Schmitt, 51.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Mauro Santos Nolasco, 40.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Cláudio Luis Schroder Vitória, 37.9%
- October 5, 2008: João Serafim Quevedo, 44.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Vilmar Motta Schmitt, 80.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Vilmar Motta Schmitt, 46.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Manoel Nei da Costa Neves, 41.0%

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

- [Capão do Leão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/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 Capão do Leão

- 2008 Capão do Leão mayoral election
- [2008 Capão do Leão Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/2008-10-05-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capao-do-leao/2008-10-05-local/mayor.json.