# 2008 Santa Cruz do Sul municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Santa Cruz do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 78,279 of 88,610 registered voters (88.3%). −2.6 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Santa Cruz do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neiva Teresinha Marques | PTB | 37,385 | 50.8% | Elected |
| Helena Hermany | PP | 28,650 | 38.9% |  |
| Eliana Maria Giehl | PMDB | 6,463 | 8.8% |  |
| Afonso Schwengber | PSTU | 1,145 | 1.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Santa Cruz do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PTB won 4 of the 11 seats, with 27.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 20,179 | 27.2% | 4 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 10,419 | 14.0% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 9,154 | 12.3% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 7,356 | 9.9% | 2 |
| Democratas | 6,396 | 8.6% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 6,105 | 8.2% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 5,448 | 7.3% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,954 | 5.3% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1,755 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido da República | 1,095 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 803 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 473 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 449 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Verde | 427 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 157 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 136 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 6 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Santa Cruz do Sul mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Santa Cruz do Sul Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-cruz-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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