# 2008 Simplício Mendes municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Simplício Mendes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 8,039 of 9,255 registered voters (86.9%). −3.8 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Simplício Mendes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/simplicio-mendes/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José de Sousa Lopes | PMDB | 4,191 | 55.9% | Elected |
| Heli de Araujo Moura Fe | PSB | 3,310 | 44.1% |  |

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

Democratas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 32.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 2,471 | 32.2% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,621 | 21.1% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,080 | 14.1% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 832 | 10.8% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 532 | 6.9% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 451 | 5.9% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 382 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 172 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 132 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 5 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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