# 2008 Gravataí municipal election

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

Turnout: 146,032 of 166,083 registered voters (87.9%). −2.3 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rita Teresinha Sanco Lima | PT | 68,553 | 55.6% | Elected |
| Jones Alexandre Martins | PMDB | 50,776 | 41.2% |  |
| Sergio Claury Vieira Sampaio | DEM | 3,993 | 3.2% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 6 of the 14 seats, with 34.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 44,024 | 34.0% | 6 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 25,629 | 19.8% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 12,820 | 9.9% | 1 |
| Democratas | 10,966 | 8.5% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 9,235 | 7.1% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 7,833 | 6.0% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 4,726 | 3.6% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 3,660 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,555 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 2,533 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,961 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,723 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 910 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 766 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 102 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 85 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 83 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 20 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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