# 2008 Lajeado municipal election

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

Turnout: 43,608 of 49,557 registered voters (88.0%). −1.7 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carmen Regina Pereira Cardoso | PP | 20,205 | 50.5% | Elected |
| Luis Fernando Schmidt | PT | 19,832 | 49.5% |  |

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

Progressistas won 3 of the 10 seats, with 30.6% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 12,486 | 30.6% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 8,506 | 20.9% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 7,144 | 17.5% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,149 | 10.2% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 3,234 | 7.9% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,789 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 1,506 | 3.7% |  |
| Democratas | 497 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 342 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 123 | 0.3% |  |

## Contests

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

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