# 2008 Cabo Frio mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Cabo Frio](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio.md), October 5, 2008

Marcos da Rocha Mendes won with 49.8% of the vote, 13.7 points ahead of Alair Francisco Correa.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcos da Rocha Mendes | PSDB | 47,799 | 49.8% | Elected |
| Alair Francisco Correa | PMDB | 34,627 | 36.1% |  |
| Paulo Cesar da Guia Almeida | PR | 7,798 | 8.1% |  |
| Janio dos Santos Mendes | PDT | 5,099 | 5.3% |  |
| Claudio Peres Leitao | PSOL | 695 | 0.7% |  |

Valid votes: 96,018

Turnout: 86.2% (101,431 of 117,703 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Sérgio Luiz Costa Azevedo Filho, 69.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): José Bonifácio Ferreira Novellino, 49.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Marcos da Rocha Mendes, 42.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Alair Francisco Correa, 55.9%
- October 5, 2008: Marcos da Rocha Mendes, 49.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Marcos da Rocha Mendes, 49.3%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Alair Francisco Correa, 63.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Alair Francisco Correa, 47.2%

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

- [Cabo Frio Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio/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 Cabo Frio

- 2008 Cabo Frio mayoral election
- [2008 Cabo Frio Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/cabo-frio/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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