# 2008 Guarulhos mayoral election

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

Sebastião Alves de Almeida led with 47.2% of the vote, 23.5 points ahead of Carlos Roberto de Campos.

## Rounds

### Round 1, October 5, 2008

- Sebastião Alves de Almeida, 47.2% (Advanced)
- Carlos Roberto de Campos, 23.7% (Advanced)
- Jovino Cândido da Silva, 17.2%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/guarulhos/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.md), October 26, 2008

- Sebastião Alves de Almeida, 56.7% (Elected)
- Carlos Roberto de Campos, 43.3%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sebastião Alves de Almeida | PT | 268,211 | 47.2% | Advanced |
| Carlos Roberto de Campos | PSDB | 134,677 | 23.7% | Advanced |
| Jovino Cândido da Silva | PV | 97,464 | 17.2% |  |
| Adriana Ramos Afonso | PMDB | 24,978 | 4.4% |  |
| Orlando Fantazzini Neto | PPS | 15,660 | 2.8% |  |
| Jorge Tadeu Mudalen | DEM | 14,166 | 2.5% |  |
| Adilson Valente | PCdoB | 8,360 | 1.5% |  |
| Edson Antonio Albertão | PSOL | 4,462 | 0.8% |  |

Valid votes: 567,978

Turnout: 87.5% (653,146 of 746,302 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/guarulhos/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Lucas Sanches Promessia, 58.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/guarulhos/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gustavo Henric Costa, 57.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/guarulhos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Gustavo Henric Costa, 83.5%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/guarulhos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Sebastião Alves de Almeida, 60.7%
- October 5, 2008: Sebastião Alves de Almeida, 56.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/guarulhos/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Elói Alfredo Pietá, 53.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/guarulhos/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Elói Alfredo Pietá, 50.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/guarulhos/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Nefi Tales, 74.2%

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

- [Guarulhos Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/guarulhos/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 Guarulhos

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

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