# 2008 Júlio de Castilhos municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Júlio de Castilhos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/julio-de-castilhos.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 13,184 of 15,658 registered voters (84.2%). −1.4 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Júlio de Castilhos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/julio-de-castilhos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Vestena | PSB | 7,565 | 60.4% | Elected |
| Robério de Mello Bastos | PMDB | 4,961 | 39.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Júlio de Castilhos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/julio-de-castilhos/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 25.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,230 | 25.4% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 3,166 | 24.9% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 1,874 | 14.8% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,806 | 14.2% | 1 |
| Democratas | 1,473 | 11.6% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 608 | 4.8% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 538 | 4.2% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Júlio de Castilhos mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/julio-de-castilhos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Júlio de Castilhos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/julio-de-castilhos/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/julio-de-castilhos/2008-10-05-local and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/julio-de-castilhos/2008-10-05-local.json.