# 2008 São José dos Ausentes mayoral election

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

Erivelto Sinval Velho won with 53.4% of the vote, 6.8 points ahead of Paulo Cesar Pereira Rovaris.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Erivelto Sinval Velho | PMDB | 1,463 | 53.4% | Elected |
| Paulo Cesar Pereira Rovaris | PSDB | 1,276 | 46.6% |  |

Valid votes: 2,739

Turnout: 92.2% (2,809 of 3,046 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-dos-ausentes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): José Carlos Pereira Becker, 57.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-dos-ausentes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Ernesto Valim Boeira, 100.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-dos-ausentes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Ernesto Valim Boeira, 62.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-dos-ausentes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Paulo Roberto Paim Guimarães, 51.0%
- October 5, 2008: Erivelto Sinval Velho, 53.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-dos-ausentes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Erivelto Sinval Velho, 65.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-dos-ausentes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Carlos Antônio Búrigo, 88.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-dos-ausentes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Carlos Antonio Burigo, 56.5%

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

- [São José dos Ausentes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sao-jose-dos-ausentes/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 São José dos Ausentes

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

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