# 2008 Araçatuba mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [Araçatuba](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba.md), October 5, 2008

Aparecido Sério da Silva won with 43.02% of the vote, 0.86 points ahead of Dilador Borges Damasceno.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aparecido Sério da Silva | PT | 43,093 | 43.0% | Elected |
| Dilador Borges Damasceno | PSDB | 42,232 | 42.2% |  |
| Antonio Edwaldo Costa | PMDB | 11,565 | 11.5% |  |
| David Silas Lopes Prado | PTN | 3,280 | 3.3% |  |

Valid votes: 100,170

Turnout: 83.2% (108,628 of 130,591 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Lucas Pavan Zanatta, 35.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Dilador Borges Damasceno, 43.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Dilador Borges Damasceno, 59.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Aparecido Sério da Silva, 50.1%
- October 5, 2008: Aparecido Sério da Silva, 43.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jorge Maluly Netto, 36.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jorge Maluly Netto, 45.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Germinia Dolce Venturolli, 31.5%

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

- [Araçatuba Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba/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 Araçatuba

- 2008 Araçatuba mayoral election
- [2008 Araçatuba Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/aracatuba/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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