# 2008 Rio dos Índios mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Rio dos Índios](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios.md), October 5, 2008

Valdemar Veloso Batista won with 51.6% of the vote, 3.2 points ahead of Jorge Luiz Zanovello.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valdemar Veloso Batista | PDT | 1,493 | 51.6% | Elected |
| Jorge Luiz Zanovello | PP | 1,400 | 48.4% |  |

Valid votes: 2,893

Turnout: 97.5% (3,004 of 3,080 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Flavio Golin, 100.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Flavio Golin, 64.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Salmo Dias de Oliveira, 57.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Salmo Dias de Oliveira, 60.4%
- October 5, 2008: Valdemar Veloso Batista, 51.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Valdemar Veloso Batista, 51.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jorge Luiz Zanovello, 57.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jorge Luiz Zanovello, 54.6%

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

- [Rio dos Índios Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios/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 Rio dos Índios

- 2008 Rio dos Índios mayoral election
- [2008 Rio dos Índios Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-dos-indios/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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