# 2008 General Câmara municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [General Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 6,078 of 6,825 registered voters (89.1%). −5.8 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of General Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Darci Garcia de Freitas | PHS | 2,349 | 40.1% | Elected |
| José Luiz Martins Neto | PMDB | 1,909 | 32.6% |  |
| Joao Rodrigues da Silva | PT | 1,212 | 20.7% |  |
| Alexandre Brito Severo | PSDB | 392 | 6.7% |  |

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

Progressistas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 16.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,387 | 23.4% | 2 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,366 | 23.0% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 981 | 16.5% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 930 | 15.7% | 1 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 457 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 432 | 7.3% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 186 | 3.1% |  |
| Democratas | 87 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 60 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 44 | 0.7% |  |

## Contests

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

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