# 2008 Várzea Branca mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Várzea Branca](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca.md), October 5, 2008

João Dias Ribeiro won with 52.1% of the vote, 4.1 points ahead of Idevaldo Ribeiro da Silva.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Dias Ribeiro | PMDB | 1,477 | 52.1% | Elected |
| Idevaldo Ribeiro da Silva | PRB | 1,360 | 47.9% |  |

Valid votes: 2,837

Turnout: 85.8% (3,061 of 3,567 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Nonato Alves Paes Landim, 68.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Nonato Alves Paes Landim, 51.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Idevaldo Ribeiro da Silva, 54.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Idevaldo Ribeiro da Silva, 55.2%
- October 5, 2008: João Dias Ribeiro, 52.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Carlos da Silva, 61.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Carlos da Silva, 68.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Manoel Fernandes dos Santos, 65.2%

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

- [Várzea Branca Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca/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 Várzea Branca

- 2008 Várzea Branca mayoral election
- [2008 Várzea Branca Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/varzea-branca/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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