# 2008 Taió mayoral 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

Horst Gerhard Purnhagen won with 41.71% of the vote, 0.16 points ahead of José Goetten de Lima.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 10,975

Turnout: 95.6% (11,316 of 11,834 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Aristides Eloi Valentini, 52.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Horst Alexandre Purnhagen, 34.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Almir Reni Guski, 52.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Hugo Lembeck, 51.3%
- October 5, 2008: Horst Gerhard Purnhagen, 41.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Goetten de Lima, 52.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Horst Gerhard Purnhagen, 56.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Erna Heidrich, 51.8%

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

- [Taió Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sc/taio/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 Taió

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

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