# 2008 Lagoa de São Francisco mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Lagoa de São Francisco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco.md), October 5, 2008

Jose Pio Mendes de Mesquita won with 57.6% of the vote, 17.7 points ahead of Joao Rodrigues do Nascimento.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Pio Mendes de Mesquita | PSB | 2,068 | 57.6% | Elected |
| Joao Rodrigues do Nascimento | PR | 1,434 | 39.9% |  |
| Isaías Raimundo de Sousa | PTB | 89 | 2.5% |  |

Valid votes: 3,591

Turnout: 84.5% (3,765 of 4,453 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): João Arilson de Mesquita Bezerra, 63.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): João Arilson de Mesquita Bezerra, 50.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Veridiano Carvalho de Melo, 51.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Veridiano Carvalho de Melo, 54.1%
- October 5, 2008: Jose Pio Mendes de Mesquita, 57.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Pio Mendes de Mesquita, 60.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Joao Rodrigues do Nascimento, 73.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao Rodrigues do Nascimento, 61.3%

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

- [Lagoa de São Francisco Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/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 de São Francisco

- 2008 Lagoa de São Francisco mayoral election
- [2008 Lagoa de São Francisco Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/lagoa-de-sao-francisco/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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