# 2008 Palmeirais municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Palmeirais](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 8,860 of 9,757 registered voters (90.8%). −4.4 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Palmeirais](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcio Soares Teixeira | PDT | 4,629 | 56.5% | Elected |
| Marcos Antonio Ribeiro de Sousa Almeida | PTB | 3,570 | 43.5% |  |

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

PDT won 3 of the 9 seats, with 25.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,475 | 29.9% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,105 | 25.5% | 3 |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,593 | 19.3% | 3 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,018 | 12.3% |  |
| Democratas | 333 | 4.0% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 290 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 254 | 3.1% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 186 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 9 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 5 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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