# 2008 João Costa municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [João Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 2,508 of 2,725 registered voters (92.0%). −1.5 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of João Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alaide Gomes Neta | PTB | 1,131 | 48.3% | Elected |
| Isabel Coelho de Oliveira | PSB | 1,074 | 45.9% |  |
| Jose Francisco Assis Magalhaes | PP | 135 | 5.8% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of João Costa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSDB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 30.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 721 | 30.0% | 4 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 566 | 23.6% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 446 | 18.6% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 287 | 12.0% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 136 | 5.7% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 118 | 4.9% |  |
| Progressistas | 75 | 3.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 42 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 8 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 João Costa mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 João Costa Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/joao-costa/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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