# 2008 Palmeira do Piauí mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Palmeira do Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui.md), October 5, 2008

Joao da Cruz Rosal da Luz won with 65.9% of the vote, 31.8 points ahead of Joao Carlos Andrade Cavalcante.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joao da Cruz Rosal da Luz | PTB | 2,285 | 65.9% | Elected |
| Joao Carlos Andrade Cavalcante | PSB | 1,182 | 34.1% |  |

Valid votes: 3,467

Turnout: 91.0% (3,741 of 4,113 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Huguemar Rosal Lustosa Filho, 57.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Joao da Cruz Rosal da Luz, 53.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Joao da Cruz Rosal da Luz, 65.0%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Joao Martins da Luz, 51.0%
- October 5, 2008: Joao da Cruz Rosal da Luz, 65.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao da Cruz Rosal da Luz, 51.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Joao Carlos Andrade Cavalcante, 51.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao Carlos Andrade Cavalcante, 59.8%

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

- [Palmeira do Piauí Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui/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 Palmeira do Piauí

- 2008 Palmeira do Piauí mayoral election
- [2008 Palmeira do Piauí Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeira-do-piaui/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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