# 2008 São Paulo mayoral election, second round

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo.md), October 26, 2008

Gilberto Kassab won with 60.7% of the vote, 21.4 points ahead of Marta Teresa Suplicy.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md), October 5, 2008

- Gilberto Kassab, 33.6% (Advanced)
- Marta Teresa Suplicy, 32.8% (Advanced)
- Geraldo José Rodrigues Alckmin Filho, 22.5%

### Second round, October 26, 2008

- Gilberto Kassab, 60.7% (Elected)
- Marta Teresa Suplicy, 39.3%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilberto Kassab | DEM | 3,790,558 | 60.7% | Elected |
| Marta Teresa Suplicy | PT | 2,452,527 | 39.3% |  |

Valid votes: 6,243,085

Turnout: 82.5% (6,759,927 of 8,198,282 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 27, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor.md): Ricardo Luis Reis Nunes, 59.4%
- [November 29, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.md): Bruno Covas Lopes, 59.4%
- [October 28, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md): Fernando Haddad, 55.6%
- October 26, 2008: Gilberto Kassab, 60.7%
- [October 31, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2004-10-31-runoff/mayor.md): José Serra, 54.9%
- [October 29, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2000-10-29-runoff/mayor.md): Marta Teresa Suplicy, 58.5%
- [November 15, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/1996-11-15-runoff/mayor.md): Celso Roberto Pitta do Nascimento, 62.3%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 26, 2008

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2008-10-05-local.md) (29)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2008](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2008), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/sao-paulo/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.json.