# 2008 Novo Hamburgo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Novo Hamburgo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/novo-hamburgo.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 151,217 of 172,584 registered voters (87.6%). −2.3 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Novo Hamburgo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/novo-hamburgo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tarcísio João Zimmermann | PT | 70,442 | 51.3% | Elected |
| Jair Henrique Foscarini | PMDB | 57,921 | 42.2% |  |
| Ralfe Joe Thiesen Cardoso | PSOL | 8,933 | 6.5% |  |

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

PMDB won 4 of the 14 seats, with 23.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 32,309 | 23.5% | 4 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 30,858 | 22.5% | 4 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 17,639 | 12.8% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 12,586 | 9.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 11,916 | 8.7% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 10,432 | 7.6% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 5,019 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 4,046 | 2.9% | 1 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 3,750 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido da República | 2,808 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1,843 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1,730 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1,092 | 0.8% |  |
| Democratas | 588 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 387 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 156 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 88 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 39 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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