# 2008 Portão mayoral election

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

Eloi Antonio Besson won with 61.9% of the vote, 36.4 points ahead of Clerio Von Muhlen.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eloi Antonio Besson | PMDB | 10,890 | 61.9% | Elected |
| Clerio Von Muhlen | PT | 4,492 | 25.5% |  |
| Irineu Bosco Albertuni | PTB | 1,802 | 10.2% |  |
| Ildo Wagner | PP | 402 | 2.3% |  |

Valid votes: 17,586

Turnout: 89.4% (18,665 of 20,874 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Delmar Hoff, 91.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Delmar Hoff, 52.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jose Renato das Chagas, 34.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Maria Odete Rigon, 52.3%
- October 5, 2008: Eloi Antonio Besson, 61.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Eloi Antonio Besson, 40.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Dary Hoff, 50.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Carlos Roberto Ruthner, 33.6%

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

- [Portão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/portao/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 Portão

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

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