# 2008 Paraguaçu Paulista mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [Paraguaçu Paulista](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/paraguacu-paulista.md), October 5, 2008

Carlos Arruda Garms won with 58.5% of the vote, 26.3 points ahead of Valdir Marcelo da Silveira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Arruda Garms | PSDB | 13,577 | 58.5% | Elected |
| Valdir Marcelo da Silveira | PT | 7,460 | 32.1% |  |
| Carlos Pereira Azoia | PMDB | 2,191 | 9.4% |  |

Valid votes: 23,228

Turnout: 82.4% (24,944 of 30,270 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/paraguacu-paulista/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Antonio Takashi Sasada, 50.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/paraguacu-paulista/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Antonio Takashi Sasada, 33.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/paraguacu-paulista/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Almira Ribas Garms, 47.5%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/paraguacu-paulista/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ediney Taveira Queiroz, 69.8%
- October 5, 2008: Carlos Arruda Garms, 58.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/paraguacu-paulista/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Carlos Arruda Garms, 49.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/paraguacu-paulista/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Edivaldo Hasegawa, 52.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/paraguacu-paulista/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Carlos Arruda Garms, 58.2%

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

- [Paraguaçu Paulista Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/paraguacu-paulista/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 Paraguaçu Paulista

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

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