# 2008 Rio Grande mayoral election

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

Fábio de Oliveira Branco won with 53.6% of the vote, 12.6 points ahead of Dirceu Silva Lopes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fábio de Oliveira Branco | PMDB | 60,471 | 53.6% | Elected |
| Dirceu Silva Lopes | PT | 46,274 | 41.0% |  |
| Antônio Libório Philomena | PV | 4,856 | 4.3% |  |
| Rubens Goldenberg | DEM | 977 | 0.9% |  |
| Luiz Carlos Soares Pereira | PSOL | 316 | 0.3% |  |

Valid votes: 112,894

Turnout: 85.9% (119,780 of 139,514 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Darlene Torrada Pereira, 49.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Fábio de Oliveira Branco, 44.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer, 52.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Alexandre Duarte Lindenmeyer, 51.0%
- October 5, 2008: Fábio de Oliveira Branco, 53.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Janir Souza Branco, 75.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Fábio de Oliveira Branco, 50.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Wilson Mattos Branco, 36.0%

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

- [Rio Grande Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/rio-grande/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 Grande

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

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