# 2008 Três Cachoeiras municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Três Cachoeiras](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-cachoeiras.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 6,940 of 7,686 registered voters (90.3%). +0.19 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Três Cachoeiras](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-cachoeiras/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edson Francisco Balthazar Scheffer | PMDB | 3,553 | 52.2% | Elected |
| Ademar José Lumertz Borges | PP | 3,255 | 47.8% |  |

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

Progressistas won 5 of the 9 seats, with 51.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 3,550 | 51.8% | 5 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,116 | 16.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 987 | 14.4% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 705 | 10.3% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 293 | 4.3% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 204 | 3.0% |  |

## Contests

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

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