# 2008 Itapiranga mayoral election

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

Vunibaldo Rech won with 54.4% of the vote, 8.8 points ahead of Jorge Welter.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vunibaldo Rech | PT | 5,225 | 54.4% | Elected |
| Jorge Welter | PMDB | 4,382 | 45.6% |  |

Valid votes: 9,607

Turnout: 95.1% (9,875 of 10,384 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapiranga/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Alexandre Gomes Ribas, 45.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapiranga/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Alexandre Gomes Ribas, 58.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapiranga/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jorge Welter, 61.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapiranga/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Milton Simon, 54.6%
- October 5, 2008: Vunibaldo Rech, 54.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapiranga/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Vunibaldo Rech, 50.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapiranga/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Aurio Vendelino Welter, 57.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapiranga/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao Batista Schneiders, 54.3%

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

- [Itapiranga Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/itapiranga/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 Itapiranga

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

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