# 2008 General Câmara mayoral 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

Darci Garcia de Freitas won with 40.1% of the vote, 7.5 points ahead of José Luiz Martins Neto.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 5,862

Turnout: 89.1% (6,078 of 6,825 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Marcio Pereira Brandão, 54.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Helton Holz Barreto, 75.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Helton Holz Barreto, 49.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Darci Garcia de Freitas, 52.7%
- October 5, 2008: Darci Garcia de Freitas, 40.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Roberto Rame, 34.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): José Luiz Martins Neto, 46.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Gilberto Amaro Pires Pereira, 52.2%

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

- [General Câmara Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/general-camara/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 General Câmara

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

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