# 2008 São José do Norte municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [São José do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-do-norte.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 17,824 of 20,141 registered voters (88.5%). −1.9 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of São José do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-do-norte/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Vicente de Farias Ferrari | PSDB | 7,768 | 45.9% | Elected |
| Paulo Rubilar de Lemos Pereira | PT | 4,602 | 27.2% |  |
| Luiz Fernando da Silva Arteiro | PMDB | 4,561 | 26.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São José do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-do-norte/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Progressistas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 22.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 3,718 | 22.5% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,444 | 20.9% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 2,941 | 17.8% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,553 | 15.5% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 2,112 | 12.8% | 1 |
| Democratas | 714 | 4.3% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 594 | 3.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 305 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Verde | 70 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 56 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 5 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 São José do Norte mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-do-norte/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 São José do Norte Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-do-norte/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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