# 2008 Palmares do Sul mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Palmares do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul.md), October 5, 2008

Ernesto Ortiz Romacho won with 38.6% of the vote, 7.9 points ahead of Roberto Hirtz Dutra.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ernesto Ortiz Romacho | PSDB | 3,130 | 38.6% | Elected |
| Roberto Hirtz Dutra | PP | 2,492 | 30.8% |  |
| Jose Cleber Dias de Souza | PT | 2,480 | 30.6% |  |

Valid votes: 8,102

Turnout: 83.0% (8,586 of 10,341 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Regis Bauermann, 41.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Mauricio da Silva Muniz, 49.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paulo Henrique Mendes Lang, 47.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Paulo Henrique Mendes Lang, 63.6%
- October 5, 2008: Ernesto Ortiz Romacho, 38.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao Tadeu Vasconcellos da Silva, 41.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Joao Tadeu Vasconcellos da Silva, 43.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Luciano Santanna Bins, 54.7%

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

- [Palmares do Sul Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul/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 Palmares do Sul

- 2008 Palmares do Sul mayoral election
- [2008 Palmares do Sul Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/palmares-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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