# 2008 Venâncio Aires municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Venâncio Aires](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 44,629 of 49,909 registered voters (89.4%). −1.9 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Venâncio Aires](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/venancio-aires/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Airton Luiz Artus | PDT | 21,686 | 51.1% | Elected |
| Almedo Dettenborn | PMDB | 17,671 | 41.6% |  |
| Glauco Scherer | PTB | 3,109 | 7.3% |  |

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

PMDB won 4 of the 10 seats, with 27.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 11,542 | 27.1% | 4 |
| Progressistas | 6,788 | 15.9% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 5,952 | 13.9% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 5,106 | 12.0% | 2 |
| Democratas | 4,195 | 9.8% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 3,140 | 7.4% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,139 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,138 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 852 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 821 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 599 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 480 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 474 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 325 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 74 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Verde | 42 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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