# 2008 Sapiranga municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Sapiranga](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sapiranga.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 48,381 of 54,377 registered voters (89.0%). −1.7 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Sapiranga](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sapiranga/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nelson Spolaor | PT | 29,215 | 63.4% | Elected |
| João Ervino Fischer | PP | 16,870 | 36.6% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 5 of the 10 seats, with 38.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 17,556 | 38.0% | 5 |
| Progressistas | 12,370 | 26.8% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,988 | 10.8% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 4,414 | 9.6% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,401 | 5.2% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,636 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,518 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido da República | 478 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 319 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 192 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 152 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 135 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 3 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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