# 2008 São Carlos municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [São Carlos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-carlos.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 133,668 of 154,472 registered voters (86.5%). −0.45 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of São Carlos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-carlos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oswaldo Baptista Duarte Filho | PT | 43,888 | 35.4% | Elected |
| Paulo Roberto Altomani | PSDB | 41,354 | 33.4% |  |
| Airton Garcia Ferreira | DEM | 36,982 | 29.8% |  |
| Julieta Lui | PSOL | 1,008 | 0.8% |  |
| Maria Regina Silva Bortolotti | PSB | 724 | 0.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São Carlos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-carlos/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSDB won 3 of the 13 seats, with 21.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 26,671 | 21.9% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 20,137 | 16.5% | 3 |
| Democratas | 15,433 | 12.7% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 15,342 | 12.6% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 9,348 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 6,943 | 5.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 6,728 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 6,644 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,195 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 2,112 | 1.7% |  |
| Progressistas | 1,874 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,671 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,561 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,387 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 983 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 836 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 583 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 380 | 0.3% |  |
| Podemos | 376 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 238 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 228 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 147 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 42 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 8 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 São Carlos mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-carlos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 São Carlos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-carlos/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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