2008 São Paulo mayoral election

The 2008 São Paulo municipal election took place in the city of São Paulo, with the first round taking place on 5 October and the second round taking place on 26 October 2008. Voters voted to elect the Mayor, the Vice Mayor, and 55 City Councillors for the administration of the city. The result was a 2nd round victory for incumbent Mayor Gilberto Kassab of the Democrats (DEM), who had previously assumed office after the resignation of José Serra, who went to run for governor in the 2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election.,[2] winning 3,790,558 votes and a share of 60,72% of the popular vote, defeating Marta Suplicy, of the Worker's Party (PT), who took 2,452,527 votes and a share of 39,28% of the popular vote.

2008 São Paulo mayoral election

5 October 2008 (First round) 26 October 2008 (Second round)
Turnout	82.46%[1]
Candidate Gilberto Kassab Marta Suplicy Party DEM PT Running mate Alda Marco Antônio Aldo Rebelo popular vote 3,790,558 2,452,527 Percentage 60.72% 39.28%
Gilberto Kassab      Marta Suplicy
Mayor before election Gilberto Kassab DEM Elected Mayor Gilberto Kassab DEM

Candidates

	No.	Mayor		Vice Mayor		Party/Coalition
	11		Paulo Maluf (PP)		Aline Corrêa (PP)	Progressive Party (PP)
	13		Marta Suplicy		Aldo Rebelo (PCdoB)	"A New Attitude for São Paulo" PT, PRB, PTN, PCdoB, PSB, PDT
	21		Edmilson Costa (PCB)		Fernanda Mendes (PCB)	Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)
	23		Soninha Francine (PPS)		João Batista de Andrade (PPS)	Popular Socialist Party (PPS)
	25		Gilberto Kassab (DEM)		Alda Marco Antônio (PMDB)	"São Paulo in the Right Way" DEM, PMDB, PR, PV, PSC, PRP
	28		Levy Fidelix (PRTB)		Marcelo Ayres Duarte (PRTB)	Brazilian Labor Renewal Party (PRTB)
	29		Anaí Caproni (PCO)		Roberto Gerbi (PCO)	Workers' Cause Party (PCO)
	33		Renato Reichmann (PMN)		Lucas Albano (PMN)	Party of National Mobilization (PMN)
	36		Ciro Moura (PTC)		Antônio Rodrigues Júnior (PTdoB)	"Penny Against the Million" PTC, PTdoB
	45		Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)		Campos Machado (PTB)	"São Paulo in the Best Direction" PSDB, PTB, PSL, PSDC, PHS
	50		Ivan Valente (PSOL)		Carlos Giannazi (PSOL)	"Left-Wing Alternatives for São Paulo" PSOL, PSTU

Results

Mayor

Candidate	Vice	1st round[3] 5 October 2008		2nd round[1] 26 October 2008
		Total	Percentage	Total	Percentage
Gilberto Kassab (DEM)	Alda Marco Antônio (PMDB)	2,140,423	33.61%	3,790,558	60.72%
Marta Suplicy (PT)	Aldo Rebelo (PCdoB)	2,088,329	32.79%	2,452,527	39.28%
Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)	Campos Machado (PTB)	1,431,670	22.48%
Paulo Maluf (PP)	Aline Corrêa (PP)	376,734	5.91%
Soninha Francine (PPS)	João Batista de Andrade (PPS)	266,978	4.19%
Ivan Valente (PSOL)	Carlos Giannazi (PSOL)	42,616	0.67%
Renato Reichmann (PMN)	Lucas Albano (PMN)	7,234	0.11%
Levy Fidelix (PRTB)	Marcelo Ayres Duarte (PRTB)	5,518	0.09%
Edmilson Costa (PCB)	Fernanda Mendes (PCB)	4,300	0.07%
Ciro Moura (PTC)	Antônio Rodriguez Júnior (PTdoB)	3,825	0.06%
Anaí Caproni (PCO)	Roberto Gerbi (PCO)	1,656	0.03%
Valid votes		6,369,283	77.69%	6,243,085	76.15%
Blank votes		230,717	2.81%	176,880	2.16%
Null votes		316,744	3.86%	339,962	4.15%
Turnout		6,943,744	84.37%	6,759,927	82.46%
Abstention		1,281,538	15.63%	1,438,355	17.54%

  Elected
  Second round

City Councillors

Candidate	Party	Voting[4]
		Total	Percentage
Gabriel Chalita	PSDB	102,048	1.70%
Goulart	PMDB	90,054	1.50%
Netinho de Paula	PCdoB	84,406	1.41%
Milton Leite	DEM	80,051	1.33%
Mara Gabrili	PSDB	79,912	1.33%
Senival	PT	66,139	1.10%
Arselino Tatto	PT	59,292	0.99%
José Police Neto	PSDB	54,726	0.91%
Aurélio Miguel	PR	50,804	0.85%
Carlos Alberto Bezerra Jr.	PSDB	50,536	0.84%
Antônio Donato	PT	50,388	0.84%
Celso Jatene	PTB	49,777	0.83%
Roberto Tripoli	PV	45,570	0.76%
Antônio Carlos Rodrigues	PR	43,601	0.73%
Adilson Amadeu	PTB	41,686	0.69%
Marcelo Aguiar	PSC	41,506	0.69%
Jooji Hato	PMDB	40,847	0.68%
Marta Costa	DEM	39,192	0.65%
Marco Aurélio Cunha	DEM	38,421	0.64%
Francisco Chagas	PT	37,878	0.63%
Domingos Dissei	DEM	37,739	0.63%
Paulo Frange	PTB	36,881	0.61%
Toninho Paiva	PR	35,535	0.59%
Adolfo Quintas	PSDB	34,209	0.57%
João Antônio	PT	33,899	0.56%
Alfredinho	PT	33,417	0.56%
Juscelino	PSDB	32,484	0.54%
Gilson Barreto	PSDB	32,079	0.53%
Floriano Pesaro	PSDB	31,733	0.53%
Eliseu Gabriel	PSB	31,602	0.53%
Souza Santos	PSDB	31,352	0.52%
Cláudio Prado	PDT	31,014	0.52%
Noemi Nonato	PSB	30,734	0.51%
Juliana Cardoso	PT	30,607	0.51%
Ítalo Cardoso	PT	30,541	0.51%
José Américo	PT	30,027	0.50%
Kamia	DEM	29,915	0.50%
Wadih Mutran	PP	29,039	0.48%
Missionary José Olimpio	PP	28,921	0.48%
Jamil Murad	PCdoB	28,145	0.47%
Zelão	PT	28,085	0.47%
Ricardo Teixeira	PSDB	27,248	0.45%
Chico Macena	PT	26,513	0.44%
Agnaldo Timóteo	PR	26,180	0.44%
José Luiz Penna	PV	25,820	0.43%
Atílio Francisco	PRB	25,684	0.43%
Carlos Apolinário	DEM	25,609	0.43%
Sandra Tadeu	DEM	25,173	0.42%
Dalton Silvano	PSDB	24,084	0.40%
Gilberto Natalini	DEM	23,872	0.40%
Marcos Cintra	PR	22,881	0.38%
Abou Anni	PV	22,615	0.38
Cláudio Fonseca	PPS	21,038	0.35%
Milton Ferreira	PPS	14,874	0.25%

References

1. "Eleições 2008 - Apuração - São Paulo/SP - 2º Turno" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
2. Seabra, Catia (1 April 2006). "Serra deixa Prefeitura após 15 meses para disputar governo" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
3. "Eleições 2008 - Apuração - São Paulo/SP - 1º Turno" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
4. "Eleições 2008 - Apuração - São Paulo/SP - Vereadores" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2018.