# 2008 Picos mayoral election

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

Gil Marques de Medeiros won with 85.0% of the vote, 71.2 points ahead of Gutenberg de Moura Rocha.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gil Marques de Medeiros | PMDB | 22,179 | 85.0% | Elected |
| Gutenberg de Moura Rocha | PSOL | 3,584 | 13.7% |  |
| João Sabino dos Santos Sobrinho | PSC | 337 | 1.3% |  |

Valid votes: 26,100

Turnout: 88.3% (40,197 of 45,522 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/picos/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Pablo Dantas de Moura Santos, 53.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/picos/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Gil Marques de Medeiros, 53.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/picos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): José Walmir de Lima, 48.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/picos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Kleber Dantas Eulalio, 53.5%
- October 5, 2008: Gil Marques de Medeiros, 85.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/picos/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Gil Marques de Medeiros, 51.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/picos/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Neri de Sousa, 48.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/picos/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Neri de Sousa, 39.1%

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

- [Picos Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/picos/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 Picos

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

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