# 2008 Rio Claro mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Rio Claro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro.md), October 5, 2008

Raul Fonseca Machado won with 59.5% of the vote, 19.0 points ahead of Jose Osmar de Almeida.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Raul Fonseca Machado | PR | 5,944 | 59.5% | Elected |
| Jose Osmar de Almeida | PMDB | 4,042 | 40.5% |  |

Valid votes: 9,986

Turnout: 86.5% (12,299 of 14,215 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Babton da Silva Biondi, 75.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Jose Osmar de Almeida, 58.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Jose Osmar de Almeida, 54.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Raul Fonseca Machado, 56.6%
- October 5, 2008: Raul Fonseca Machado, 59.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Didacio Jose de Moraes Penna, 47.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Didacio Jose de Moraes Penna, 52.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Carlos dos Santos Rocha, 50.7%

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

- [Rio Claro Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro/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 Rio Claro

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

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