# 2008 Socorro do Piauí mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Socorro do Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui.md), October 5, 2008

Laerte Rodrigues de Moraes won with 50.9% of the vote, 5.3 points ahead of Marisane Silva Cavalcante.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laerte Rodrigues de Moraes | PTB | 1,635 | 50.9% | Elected |
| Marisane Silva Cavalcante | PP | 1,465 | 45.6% |  |
| Salomão Rodrigues de Sousa | PPS | 87 | 2.7% |  |
| Antônio Ferreira da Silva | PSL | 25 | 0.8% |  |
| Jose Alencar de Mesquita | PSC | 3 | 0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 3,215

Turnout: 89.5% (3,392 of 3,790 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Aderson Barbosa Ribeiro Sá Filho, 76.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Coelho Filho, 56.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): José Coelho Filho, 54.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Laerte Rodrigues de Moraes, 39.9%
- October 5, 2008: Laerte Rodrigues de Moraes, 50.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Antonio Coelho, 46.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Antonio Coelho, 53.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Manoel Dionisio Ribeiro Neto, 53.6%

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

- [Socorro do Piauí Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/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 Socorro do Piauí

- 2008 Socorro do Piauí mayoral election
- [2008 Socorro do Piauí Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/2008-10-05-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/socorro-do-piaui/2008-10-05-local/mayor.json.