# 2008 Sapucaia do Sul municipal election

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

Turnout: 85,169 of 96,597 registered voters (88.2%). −2.0 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vilmar Ballin | PT | 45,349 | 60.8% | Elected |
| Marcelo Andrade Machado | PMDB | 27,723 | 37.1% |  |
| Alfredo Brochier Neto | PSOL | 1,568 | 2.1% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 3 of the 11 seats, with 20.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 15,933 | 20.5% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 15,091 | 19.4% | 3 |
| Democratas | 8,025 | 10.3% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 7,287 | 9.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 4,670 | 6.0% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 3,897 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 3,714 | 4.8% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 3,488 | 4.5% |  |
| Partido da República | 2,658 | 3.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,786 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 1,527 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,446 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 1,243 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1,213 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,192 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1,090 | 1.4% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 799 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 767 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 712 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 571 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 440 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 117 | 0.2% |  |
| Podemos | 66 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 4 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sapucaia-do-sul/2008-10-05-local and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/sapucaia-do-sul/2008-10-05-local.json.