# 2008 Paulo Bento municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Paulo Bento](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 1,803 of 1,883 registered voters (95.8%). −2.4 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Paulo Bento](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gabriel Jevinski | PMDB | 1,079 | 63.4% | Elected |
| Celso José Santolin | PPS | 623 | 36.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Paulo Bento](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 2 of the 9 seats, with 22.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 405 | 22.9% | 2 |
| Democratas | 291 | 16.5% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 283 | 16.0% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 279 | 15.8% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 193 | 10.9% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 162 | 9.2% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 101 | 5.7% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 51 | 2.9% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Paulo Bento mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Paulo Bento Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/paulo-bento/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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