# 2008 Taió municipal election

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

Turnout: 11,316 of 11,834 registered voters (95.6%). +5.1 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Taió](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Horst Gerhard Purnhagen | PMDB | 4,578 | 41.7% | Elected |
| José Goetten de Lima | PR | 4,560 | 41.5% |  |
| Gladimir Luiz Trentini | PSDB | 1,837 | 16.7% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Taió](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 33.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,662 | 33.2% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 1,962 | 17.8% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,841 | 16.7% | 2 |
| Democratas | 1,680 | 15.2% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 1,240 | 11.2% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 450 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 203 | 1.8% |  |

## Contests

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

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