# 2008 Pelotas mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Pelotas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas.md), October 5, 2008

Fernando Stephan Marroni led with 33.71% of the vote, 0.34 points ahead of Adolfo Antonio Fetter Junior.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 5, 2008

- Fernando Stephan Marroni, 33.7% (Advanced)
- Adolfo Antonio Fetter Junior, 33.4% (Advanced)
- Matteo Rota Chiarelli, 16.1%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.md), October 26, 2008

- Adolfo Antonio Fetter Junior, 56.7% (Elected)
- Fernando Stephan Marroni, 43.3%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fernando Stephan Marroni | PT | 65,125 | 33.7% | Advanced |
| Adolfo Antonio Fetter Junior | PP | 64,461 | 33.4% | Advanced |
| Matteo Rota Chiarelli | DEM | 31,028 | 16.1% |  |
| Jose Anselmo Rodrigues | PDT | 22,676 | 11.7% |  |
| Gilberto Teixeira da Cunha | PSDB | 5,380 | 2.8% |  |
| Luiz Carlos Goncalves Lucas | PSOL | 2,962 | 1.5% |  |
| Maria Rejane Medeiros Terres | PV | 888 | 0.5% |  |
| Alexandre Luis de Souza Nunes | PMN | 408 | 0.2% |  |
| Jesus Alberto Lopes Ribeiro | PRTB | 265 | 0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 193,193

Turnout: 84.2% (204,833 of 243,216 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Fernando Stephan Marroni, 50.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Paula Schild Mascarenhas, 68.7%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paula Schild Mascarenhas, 59.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite, 57.2%
- October 5, 2008: Adolfo Antonio Fetter Junior, 56.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Bernardo Olavo Gomes de Souza, 52.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Fernando Stephan Marroni, 52.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Anselmo Rodrigues, 51.8%

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

- [Pelotas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/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 Pelotas

- 2008 Pelotas mayoral election
- [2008 Pelotas Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/pelotas/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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