# 2008 Mendes mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Mendes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mendes.md), October 5, 2008

Rogério Riente won with 64.3% of the vote, 28.5 points ahead of Waldir Ferreira Mexias.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rogério Riente | DEM | 7,500 | 64.3% | Elected |
| Waldir Ferreira Mexias | PSDB | 4,169 | 35.7% |  |

Valid votes: 11,669

Turnout: 88.9% (12,535 of 14,103 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mendes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jorge Henrique Costa de Oliveira, 65.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mendes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jorge Henrique Costa de Oliveira, 42.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mendes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Rogério Riente, 38.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mendes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Reinaldo Medeiros Macedo, 37.5%
- October 5, 2008: Rogério Riente, 64.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mendes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Rogério Riente, 43.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mendes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Ricardo Ramalho Mello, 43.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mendes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Waldir Ferreira Mexias, 39.7%

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

- [Mendes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mendes/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 Mendes

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

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