# 2008 Queimada Nova mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Queimada Nova](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/queimada-nova.md), October 5, 2008

Celso Nunes Amorim won with 55.6% of the vote, 11.2 points ahead of Edinaldo Alves dos Santos.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Celso Nunes Amorim | PSB | 2,874 | 55.6% | Elected |
| Edinaldo Alves dos Santos | PTB | 2,297 | 44.4% |  |

Valid votes: 5,171

Turnout: 87.8% (5,587 of 6,360 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/queimada-nova/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Gilmar Macedo de Andrade, 61.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/queimada-nova/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Julio Coelho, 59.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/queimada-nova/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Julio Coelho, 41.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/queimada-nova/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Celso Nunes Amorim, 54.8%
- October 5, 2008: Celso Nunes Amorim, 55.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/queimada-nova/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edinaldo Alves dos Santos, 50.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/queimada-nova/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Valdemar Dias Amorim, 76.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/queimada-nova/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Valdemar Dias de Amorim, 56.2%

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

- [Queimada Nova Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/queimada-nova/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 Queimada Nova

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

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