# 2008 Três Forquilhas municipal election

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

Turnout: 2,729 of 2,791 registered voters (97.8%). +1.1 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulino da Silva Azevedo | DEM | 1,471 | 55.1% | Elected |
| Sergio Prusch Vitt | PP | 1,199 | 44.9% |  |

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

Progressistas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 42.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 1,135 | 42.0% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 728 | 27.0% | 2 |
| Democratas | 531 | 19.7% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 166 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 140 | 5.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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