# 2008 Figueira mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Paraná](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr.md) / [Figueira](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira.md), October 5, 2008

Geraldo Garcia Molina won with 56.2% of the vote, 12.4 points ahead of Jose Carlos Contiero.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Geraldo Garcia Molina | PMDB | 2,959 | 56.2% | Elected |
| Jose Carlos Contiero | DEM | 2,305 | 43.8% |  |

Valid votes: 5,264

Turnout: 85.4% (5,612 of 6,570 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Valdecir Garcia, 88.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jose Carlos Contiero, 52.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Valdir Garcia, 69.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Valdir Garcia, 62.1%
- October 5, 2008: Geraldo Garcia Molina, 56.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Garcia Molina, 51.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jaime Higino dos Santos, 52.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Garcia Molina, 70.3%

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

- [Figueira Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira/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 Figueira

- 2008 Figueira mayoral election
- [2008 Figueira Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pr/figueira/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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