# 2008 Palmeirais mayoral 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

Marcio Soares Teixeira won with 56.5% of the vote, 12.9 points ahead of Marcos Antonio Ribeiro de Sousa Almeida.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 8,199

Turnout: 90.8% (8,860 of 9,757 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): José Baltazar de Oliveira, 49.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Baltazar de Oliveira, 54.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Reginaldo Soares Veloso Junior, 50.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Paulo César Vilarinho Soares, 51.9%
- October 5, 2008: Marcio Soares Teixeira, 56.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Marcos Antonio Ribeiro de Sousa Almeida, 52.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Paulo César Vilarinho Soares, 60.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Cesar Vilarinho Soares, 64.0%

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

- [Palmeirais Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/palmeirais/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 Palmeirais

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

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