# 2008 Paraíso do Sul mayoral election

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

Paulo Roberto Machado won with 57.5% of the vote, 15.0 points ahead of Guilherme Bock.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Roberto Machado | PMDB | 3,055 | 57.5% | Elected |
| Guilherme Bock | PP | 2,258 | 42.5% |  |

Valid votes: 5,313

Turnout: 91.3% (5,465 of 5,985 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Claiton Cleo Muller, 56.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Artur Arnildo Ludwig, 50.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Artur Arnildo Ludwig, 56.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Elmo Ivo Schmengler, 47.8%
- October 5, 2008: Paulo Roberto Machado, 57.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Elmo Ivo Schmengler, 62.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Elmo Ivo Schmengler, 36.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-do-sul/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Aldo Rohde, 51.3%

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

- [Paraíso do Sul Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paraiso-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 Paraíso do Sul

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

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