# 2008 Cruz Alta municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Cruz Alta](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/cruz-alta.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 39,625 of 48,918 registered voters (81.0%). −3.2 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Cruz Alta](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/cruz-alta/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vilson Roberto Bastos dos Santos | PT | 25,789 | 68.1% | Elected |
| Joao Augusto Araujo Telles | PP | 12,061 | 31.9% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 2 of the 10 seats, with 23.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 8,835 | 23.8% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 7,191 | 19.3% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 6,366 | 17.1% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,279 | 11.5% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 2,524 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,490 | 6.7% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,052 | 5.5% |  |
| Democratas | 1,727 | 4.6% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,642 | 4.4% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 21 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 20 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 17 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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