# 2008 Mesquita mayoral election

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

Artur Messias da Silveira won with 56.2% of the vote, 23.5 points ahead of Jorge Ferreira Campos.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Artur Messias da Silveira | PT | 52,613 | 56.2% | Elected |
| Jorge Ferreira Campos | PMDB | 30,585 | 32.7% |  |
| Joel Costa Andrade | PPS | 9,100 | 9.7% |  |
| Paulo Roberto Vieira Jacques | PSOL | 1,271 | 1.4% |  |

Valid votes: 93,569

Turnout: 86.1% (107,819 of 125,283 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Alex Maroto de Oliveira, 75.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jorge Lucio Ferreira Miranda, 78.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jorge Lucio Ferreira Miranda, 49.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Rogelson Sanches Fontoura, 42.5%
- October 5, 2008: Artur Messias da Silveira, 56.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Artur Messias da Silveira, 48.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Montes Paixao, 48.0%

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

- [Mesquita Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/mesquita/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 Mesquita

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

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