# 2008 Valença do Piauí mayoral election

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

Francisco de Assis Alcantara won with 51.2% of the vote, 2.4 points ahead of Rubens Alencar.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco de Assis Alcantara | PSB | 5,674 | 51.2% | Elected |
| Rubens Alencar | PMDB | 5,405 | 48.8% |  |

Valid votes: 11,079

Turnout: 80.8% (12,355 of 15,295 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/valenca-do-piaui/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Marcelo Costa e Silva, 61.1%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/valenca-do-piaui/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marcelo Costa e Silva, 40.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/valenca-do-piaui/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Maria da Conceição Cunha Dias, 37.5%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/valenca-do-piaui/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Walfredo Val de Carvalho Filho, 100.0%
- October 5, 2008: Francisco de Assis Alcantara, 51.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/valenca-do-piaui/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco de Assis Alcantara, 53.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/valenca-do-piaui/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jarbas Nogueira Matias, 55.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/valenca-do-piaui/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco de Assis Alcantara, 59.8%

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

- [Valença do Piauí Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/valenca-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 Valença do Piauí

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

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