# 2008 Três Forquilhas mayoral 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

Paulino da Silva Azevedo won with 55.1% of the vote, 10.2 points ahead of Sergio Prusch Vitt.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 2,670

Turnout: 97.8% (2,729 of 2,791 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-forquilhas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Loraci Melo Justo, 50.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-forquilhas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Loraci Melo Justo, 51.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-forquilhas/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Robson Bobsin Brehm, 50.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-forquilhas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Paulino da Silva Azevedo, 55.7%
- October 5, 2008: Paulino da Silva Azevedo, 55.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-forquilhas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Rubem Girdael Brehm Justo, 61.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-forquilhas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Rubem Girdael Brehm Justo, 57.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-forquilhas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Hoffmann, 51.7%

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

- [Três Forquilhas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-forquilhas/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 Três Forquilhas

- 2008 Três Forquilhas mayoral election
- [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/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/tres-forquilhas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.json.