# 2008 Marques de Souza mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Marques de Souza](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza.md), October 5, 2008

Rubem Kremer won with 61.7% of the vote, 29.4 points ahead of Darci Gross.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rubem Kremer | PMDB | 1,938 | 61.7% | Elected |
| Darci Gross | PTB | 1,015 | 32.3% |  |
| Lucia Batista Pereira | PDT | 189 | 6.0% |  |

Valid votes: 3,142

Turnout: 93.0% (3,271 of 3,518 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Fábio Alex Mertz, 53.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Fábio Alex Mertz, 51.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Edmilson Amauri Dörr, 54.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ricardo Kich, 59.4%
- October 5, 2008: Rubem Kremer, 61.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Deonilo Bazzo, 43.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Gelsy Elton Arend, 45.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Gelcy Elton Arend, 37.2%

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

- [Marques de Souza Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza/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 Marques de Souza

- 2008 Marques de Souza mayoral election
- [2008 Marques de Souza Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/marques-de-souza/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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