# 2008 Chapecó mayoral election

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

João Rodrigues won with 59.5% of the vote, 32.1 points ahead of Jose Fritsch.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Rodrigues | DEM | 59,386 | 59.5% | Elected |
| Jose Fritsch | PT | 27,334 | 27.4% |  |
| Luciano José Buligon | PMDB | 8,328 | 8.3% |  |
| Paulinho da Silva | PCdoB | 4,721 | 4.7% |  |

Valid votes: 99,769

Turnout: 88.4% (103,529 of 117,080 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/chapeco/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): João Rodrigues, 83.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/chapeco/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): João Rodrigues, 47.7%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/chapeco/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Luciano José Buligon, 61.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/chapeco/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): José Claudio Caramori, 57.7%
- October 5, 2008: João Rodrigues, 59.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/chapeco/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): João Rodrigues, 43.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/chapeco/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Fritsch, 48.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/chapeco/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Fritsch, 44.4%

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

- [Chapecó Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/chapeco/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 Chapecó

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

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