# 2008 Santa Maria municipal election

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

Turnout: 157,862 of 187,750 registered voters (84.1%). −2.0 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Santa Maria](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cezar Augusto Schirmer | PMDB | 80,989 | 54.0% | Elected |
| Paulo Roberto Severo Pimenta | PT | 58,700 | 39.1% |  |
| Sandra Luiza Feltrin | PSOL | 10,360 | 6.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Santa Maria](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 4 of the 14 seats, with 27.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 42,607 | 28.5% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 41,048 | 27.4% | 4 |
| Progressistas | 22,702 | 15.2% | 4 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 10,891 | 7.3% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 6,827 | 4.6% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 5,866 | 3.9% |  |
| Democratas | 5,354 | 3.6% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 2,581 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 2,368 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido da República | 2,197 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,100 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1,815 | 1.2% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,415 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 622 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 601 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 365 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 170 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 126 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 56 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Santa Maria mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Santa Maria Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/santa-maria/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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