# 2008 Blumenau mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Santa Catarina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc.md) / [Blumenau](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau.md), October 5, 2008

João Paulo Karam Kleinubing won with 63.7% of the vote, 36.1 points ahead of Décio Nery de Lima.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Paulo Karam Kleinubing | DEM | 112,509 | 63.7% | Elected |
| Décio Nery de Lima | PT | 48,754 | 27.6% |  |
| Ivan Naatz | PV | 13,644 | 7.7% |  |
| Dari Diehl | PSOL | 1,280 | 0.7% |  |
| José Ouriques | PTC | 509 | 0.3% |  |

Valid votes: 176,696

Turnout: 88.4% (187,615 of 212,190 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Egidio Maciel Ferrari, 51.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Mario Hildebrandt, 72.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Napoleão Bernardes Neto, 57.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Napoleão Bernardes Neto, 70.7%
- October 5, 2008: João Paulo Karam Kleinubing, 63.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): João Paulo Karam Kleinubing, 45.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Décio Nery de Lima, 62.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Décio Nery de Lima, 53.0%

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

- [Blumenau Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/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 Blumenau

- 2008 Blumenau mayoral election
- [2008 Blumenau Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/blumenau/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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