# 2008 Ponte Preta municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Ponte Preta](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/ponte-preta.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 1,647 of 1,690 registered voters (97.5%). −1.1 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Ponte Preta](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/ponte-preta/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luis Carlos Parise | PT | 982 | 62.0% | Elected |
| Nelson Rosito Argenta | PP | 603 | 38.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Ponte Preta](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/ponte-preta/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 34.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 563 | 34.8% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 423 | 26.1% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 262 | 16.2% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 147 | 9.1% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 136 | 8.4% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 87 | 5.4% | 1 |

## Contests

- [2008 Ponte Preta mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/ponte-preta/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Ponte Preta Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/ponte-preta/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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