# 2008 Florianópolis mayoral election

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

Dário Elias Berger led with 39.8% of the vote, 14.5 points ahead of Esperidião Amin Helou Filho.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 5, 2008

- Dário Elias Berger, 39.8% (Advanced)
- Esperidião Amin Helou Filho, 25.3% (Advanced)
- Cesar Souza Junior, 13.0%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/florianopolis/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.md), October 26, 2008

- Dário Elias Berger, 57.7% (Elected)
- Esperidião Amin Helou Filho, 42.3%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dário Elias Berger | PMDB | 94,077 | 39.8% | Advanced |
| Esperidião Amin Helou Filho | PP | 59,858 | 25.3% | Advanced |
| Cesar Souza Junior | DEM | 30,834 | 13.0% |  |
| Angela Albino | PCdoB | 29,537 | 12.5% |  |
| Nildomar Freire Santos | PT | 16,172 | 6.8% |  |
| Afrânio Tadeu Boppré | PSOL | 4,772 | 2.0% |  |
| Joaninha de Oliveira Johnson | PSTU | 1,100 | 0.5% |  |

Valid votes: 236,350

Turnout: 84.2% (254,316 of 301,967 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/florianopolis/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Topazio Silveira Neto, 58.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/florianopolis/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gean Marques Loureiro, 53.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/florianopolis/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Gean Marques Loureiro, 50.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/florianopolis/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Cesar Souza Junior, 52.6%
- October 5, 2008: Dário Elias Berger, 57.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/florianopolis/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Dário Elias Berger, 58.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/florianopolis/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Angela Regina Heinzen Amin Helou, 55.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/florianopolis/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Angela Regina Heinzen Amin Helou, 53.8%

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

- [Florianópolis Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/florianopolis/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 Florianópolis

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

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