# 2008 Piracuruca mayoral election

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

Raimundo Vieira de Brito won with 49.38% of the vote, 0.57 points ahead of Nivia de Carvalho Magalhaes Alves.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Raimundo Vieira de Brito | PCdoB | 7,755 | 49.4% | Elected |
| Nivia de Carvalho Magalhaes Alves | PSB | 7,665 | 48.8% |  |
| Francisco Mario Ribeiro Machado | PSDB | 242 | 1.5% |  |
| Francisco das Chagas de Brito Magalhães | PMDB | 44 | 0.3% |  |

Valid votes: 15,706

Turnout: 85.2% (16,901 of 19,845 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/piracuruca/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Francisco Marcelo Carvalho Mendes, 55.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/piracuruca/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Francisco de Assis da Silva Melo, 50.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/piracuruca/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Alves Filho, 51.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/piracuruca/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Alves Filho, 62.6%
- October 5, 2008: Raimundo Vieira de Brito, 49.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/piracuruca/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Alcides Cardoso de Araujo, 52.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/piracuruca/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Alves Filho, 56.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/piracuruca/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Alves Filho, 50.1%

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

- [Piracuruca Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/piracuruca/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 Piracuruca

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

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