# 2008 Lagoa Alegre mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Lagoa Alegre](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre.md), October 5, 2008

Gesimar Neves Borges Costa won with 52.2% of the vote, 4.4 points ahead of Maria das Mercês Barros.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gesimar Neves Borges Costa | DEM | 2,852 | 52.2% | Elected |
| Maria das Mercês Barros | PTB | 2,613 | 47.8% |  |

Valid votes: 5,465

Turnout: 89.1% (5,889 of 6,610 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Osael Moita Leal, 59.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Carlos Magno Fortes Machado, 56.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Carlos Magno Fortes Machado, 44.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Messias Moreira Elizardo, 44.5%
- October 5, 2008: Gesimar Neves Borges Costa, 52.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria Lenita Carneiro, 37.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Edson Vaz da Costa, 60.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Ozacy Moita Leal, 51.6%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008

- [Lagoa Alegre Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2008-10-05-local.md) (11,123)

## Sources

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

## On the ballot in Lagoa Alegre

- 2008 Lagoa Alegre mayoral election
- [2008 Lagoa Alegre Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2008-10-05-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-alegre/2008-10-05-local/mayor.json.