# 2008 Esteio municipal election

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

Turnout: 55,309 of 64,137 registered voters (86.2%). −3.0 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Esteio](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/esteio/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilmar Antônio Rinaldi | PT | 22,610 | 46.9% | Elected |
| Vanderlan Carvalho de Vasconselos | PSB | 16,806 | 34.9% |  |
| Rute Viegas Pereira | PP | 7,225 | 15.0% |  |
| José Luiz da Silva | PCdoB | 1,552 | 3.2% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 2 of the 10 seats, with 18.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 9,052 | 18.2% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 7,205 | 14.5% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 7,157 | 14.4% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 7,149 | 14.4% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 6,604 | 13.3% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 4,935 | 9.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 2,867 | 5.8% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 2,239 | 4.5% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,105 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 736 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 251 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 193 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Verde | 176 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido da República | 124 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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