# 2008 Saldanha Marinho mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Saldanha Marinho](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/saldanha-marinho.md), October 5, 2008

Gilnei Steffens won with 50.02% of the vote, 0.04 points ahead of Valmir Perdoncini.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilnei Steffens | PMDB | 1,180 | 50.0% | Elected |
| Valmir Perdoncini | PP | 1,179 | 49.98% |  |

Valid votes: 2,359

Turnout: 95.9% (2,415 of 2,518 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/saldanha-marinho/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Volmar Telles do Amaral, 50.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/saldanha-marinho/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): João Élcio da Fonseca, 50.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/saldanha-marinho/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Volmar Telles do Amaral, 56.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/saldanha-marinho/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Volmar Telles do Amaral, 55.1%
- October 5, 2008: Gilnei Steffens, 50.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/saldanha-marinho/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Glademir Aroldi, 59.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/saldanha-marinho/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Glademir Aroldi, 61.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/saldanha-marinho/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Juarez Jose Fachinello, 46.9%

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

- [Saldanha Marinho Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/saldanha-marinho/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 Saldanha Marinho

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

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