# 2008 Gravatal mayoral election

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

Rudinei Carlos do Amaral Fernandes won with 54.5% of the vote, 9.1 points ahead of Álvaro José Medeiros Júnior.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rudinei Carlos do Amaral Fernandes | PMDB | 3,867 | 54.5% | Elected |
| Álvaro José Medeiros Júnior | DEM | 3,222 | 45.5% |  |

Valid votes: 7,089

Turnout: 93.4% (7,367 of 7,889 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/gravatal/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Cleinils Rodrigues da Silva, 58.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/gravatal/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Cleinils Rodrigues da Silva, 50.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/gravatal/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Edvaldo Bez de Oliveira, 49.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/gravatal/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jorge Leonardo Nesi, 53.9%
- October 5, 2008: Rudinei Carlos do Amaral Fernandes, 54.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/gravatal/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Rudinei Carlos do Amaral Fernandes, 51.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/gravatal/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jorge Leonardo Nesi, 50.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/gravatal/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Celia Fernandes, 53.6%

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

- [Gravatal Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/gravatal/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 Gravatal

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

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