# 2008 Machadinho mayoral election

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

Algacir Vital Polo won with 51.0% of the vote, 2.0 points ahead of Silvino Luiz Menon.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Algacir Vital Polo | PMDB | 1,952 | 51.0% | Elected |
| Silvino Luiz Menon | PSB | 1,877 | 49.0% |  |

Valid votes: 3,829

Turnout: 98.1% (4,045 of 4,122 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/machadinho/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Sidinei Lopes de Lima, 52.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/machadinho/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Alcir Grison, 57.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/machadinho/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Hamilton Lauer Centeleghe, 52.5%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/machadinho/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Alaor Cesar Maschio, 57.2%
- October 5, 2008: Algacir Vital Polo, 51.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/machadinho/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Valdir Joao Ventura, 53.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/machadinho/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Luiz Rebesquini, 49.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/machadinho/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Silvino Luiz Menon, 55.9%

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

- [Machadinho Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/machadinho/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 Machadinho

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

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