# 2008 Capitão mayoral election

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

Jari Hunhoff won with 55.5% of the vote, 11.0 points ahead of Paulo Cesar Scheidt.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jari Hunhoff | PP | 1,155 | 55.5% | Elected |
| Paulo Cesar Scheidt | PMDB | 926 | 44.5% |  |

Valid votes: 2,081

Turnout: 97.5% (2,173 of 2,228 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capitao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Márcio André da Costa, 53.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capitao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jari Hunhoff, 61.7%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capitao/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paulo Cesar Scheidt, 56.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capitao/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Cesar Luis Beneduzi, 50.7%
- October 5, 2008: Jari Hunhoff, 55.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capitao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jari Hunhoff, 64.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capitao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Cesar Luis Beneduzi, 55.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capitao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Cesar Luis Beneduzi, 50.6%

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

- [Capitão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/capitao/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 Capitão

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

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