# 2008 Vera Cruz mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Vera Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz.md), October 5, 2008

Rosane Tornquist Petry won with 56.4% of the vote, 12.9 points ahead of Guido Hoff.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rosane Tornquist Petry | PP | 8,524 | 56.4% | Elected |
| Guido Hoff | PPS | 6,578 | 43.6% |  |

Valid votes: 15,102

Turnout: 91.9% (15,942 of 17,345 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Gilson Adriano Becker, 100.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gilson Adriano Becker, 45.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Guido Hoff, 54.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Rosane Tornquist Petry, 52.5%
- October 5, 2008: Rosane Tornquist Petry, 56.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Guido Hoff, 58.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Heitor Alvaro Petry, 40.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Heitor Alvaro Petry, 63.5%

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

- [Vera Cruz Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/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 Vera Cruz

- 2008 Vera Cruz mayoral election
- [2008 Vera Cruz Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/vera-cruz/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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