# 2008 Caxias do Sul municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Caxias do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/caxias-do-sul.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 263,628 of 295,264 registered voters (89.3%). −1.8 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Caxias do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/caxias-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Ivo Sartori | PMDB | 134,320 | 54.4% | Elected |
| Gilberto José Spier Vargas | PT | 112,818 | 45.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Caxias do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/caxias-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 5 of the 17 seats, with 23.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 55,530 | 23.3% | 5 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 55,453 | 23.2% | 4 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 26,873 | 11.3% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 19,303 | 8.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 19,181 | 8.0% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 16,744 | 7.0% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 15,936 | 6.7% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 9,863 | 4.1% |  |
| Democratas | 7,366 | 3.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 4,394 | 1.8% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 2,387 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 1,828 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido da República | 1,468 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,221 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Verde | 460 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 266 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 212 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 37 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 9 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Caxias do Sul mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/caxias-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Caxias do Sul Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/caxias-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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