2008 Graz local election

Local elections were held in Graz on 20 January 2008. Apart from the five parties present in the municipal council – the Austrian People's Party, the Social Democratic Party of Austria, the Communist Party of Austria, the Freedom Party of Austria and the Greens – The Green Alternative – the Alliance for the Future of Austria also contested the election.

A poll from early December 2007 saw the lead of incumbent mayor Siegfried Nagl (ÖVP) diminish:
 * ÖVP: 32% (2003: 36.1%)
 * SPÖ: 28% (2003: 25.9%)
 * KPÖ: 15% (2003: 20.8%)
 * Grüne: 14% (2003: 8.3%)
 * FPÖ: 8% (2003: 8%)
 * BZÖ: 2% (2003: n/a)

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;" |Party ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Votes ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |% ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |+/– ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |Councillors ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" |+/–
 * style="text-align:left;" |Austrian People's Party (ÖVP)
 * style="text-align:right;" |43,274
 * style="text-align:right;" |38.37
 * style="text-align:right;" |23
 * style="text-align:right;" |+2
 * style="text-align:right;" |4
 * style="text-align:right;" |±0
 * style="text-align:left;" |Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ)
 * style="text-align:right;" |22,266
 * style="text-align:right;" |19.74
 * style="text-align:right;" |11
 * style="text-align:right;" |–4
 * style="text-align:right;" |2
 * style="text-align:right;" |–1
 * style="text-align:left;" |The Greens – The Green Alternative (Grüne)
 * style="text-align:right;" |16,416
 * style="text-align:right;" |14.56
 * style="text-align:right;" |8
 * style="text-align:right;" |+4
 * style="text-align:right;" |1
 * style="text-align:right;" |+1
 * style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ)
 * style="text-align:right;" |12,611
 * style="text-align:right;" |11.18
 * style="text-align:right;" |6
 * style="text-align:right;" |–6
 * style="text-align:right;" |1
 * style="text-align:right;" |–1
 * style="text-align:left;" |Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ)
 * style="text-align:right;" |12,235
 * style="text-align:right;" |10.85
 * style="text-align:right;" |6
 * style="text-align:right;" |+2
 * style="text-align:right;" |1
 * style="text-align:right;" |+1
 * style="text-align:left;" |Alliance for the Future of Austria (BZÖ)
 * style="text-align:right;" |4,857
 * style="text-align:right;" |4.31
 * style="text-align:right;" |2
 * style="text-align:right;" |+2
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:left;" |Austrian Drivers' and Citizens' Party (ÖABP)
 * style="text-align:right;" |556
 * style="text-align:right;" |0.49
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:left;" |Wegscheidler's List (WEG)
 * style="text-align:right;" |231
 * style="text-align:right;" |0.20
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:left;" |Peter Pailer's List (SALZ)
 * style="text-align:right;" |218
 * style="text-align:right;" |0.19
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:left;" |Centre Party Austria (ZPA)
 * style="text-align:right;" |111
 * style="text-align:right;" |0.10
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 57.90%)
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|114,654
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|56
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|—
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|9
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|—
 * colspan=7|Source:
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 * style="text-align:right;" |—
 * style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total (turnout 57.90%)
 * width="75" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|114,654
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|56
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|—
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|9
 * width="30" style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|—
 * colspan=7|Source:
 * }
 * colspan=7|Source:
 * }