# 2008 Teresina municipal election

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

Turnout: 417,904 of 490,582 registered voters (85.2%). +0.18 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Teresina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho | PSDB | 273,065 | 70.4% | Elected |
| Jose Nazareno Cardeal Fonteles | PT | 100,546 | 25.9% |  |
| Ismar Tavares e Silva Junior | PCB | 9,777 | 2.5% |  |
| José Alexis Bezerra Leite | PSOL | 2,075 | 0.5% |  |
| José Avelá Pereira Costa | PSL | 1,658 | 0.4% |  |
| Maria de Lourdes Soares Melo | PCO | 996 | 0.3% |  |

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

PSDB won 6 of the 21 seats, with 26.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 103,710 | 26.1% | 6 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 56,885 | 14.3% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 34,405 | 8.7% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 27,571 | 6.9% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 26,476 | 6.7% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 24,224 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 22,365 | 5.6% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 21,158 | 5.3% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 18,866 | 4.7% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 12,071 | 3.0% |  |
| Democratas | 12,063 | 3.0% | 1 |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 8,632 | 2.2% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 5,982 | 1.5% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 4,466 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 3,998 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 3,402 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 2,509 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 2,388 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 1,731 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 1,240 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 1,191 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 979 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 480 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 380 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 195 | <0.1% |  |
| Podemos | 48 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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