# 2008 Eugênio de Castro mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Eugênio de Castro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro.md), October 5, 2008

Roberto Bruinsma won with 61.6% of the vote, 23.1 points ahead of Volmar Alves Teixeira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Roberto Bruinsma | PP | 1,491 | 61.6% | Elected |
| Volmar Alves Teixeira | PMDB | 931 | 38.4% |  |

Valid votes: 2,422

Turnout: 95.5% (2,463 of 2,578 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jose Fernando de Lima Machado, 54.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jaime Dionir Zweigle, 50.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jaime Dionir Zweigle, 44.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Roberto Bruinsma, 50.8%
- October 5, 2008: Roberto Bruinsma, 61.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Carlos Luiz Pinheiro de Freitas, 50.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Roberto Bruinsma, 51.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Vilmo Zorzo, 55.1%

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

- [Eugênio de Castro Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro/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 Eugênio de Castro

- 2008 Eugênio de Castro mayoral election
- [2008 Eugênio de Castro Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/eugenio-de-castro/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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