# 2008 Baía Formosa mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Baía Formosa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa.md), October 5, 2008

José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo won with 39.4% of the vote, 5.4 points ahead of Joao Madeiro da Costa.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo | PSB | 2,211 | 39.4% | Elected |
| Joao Madeiro da Costa | PR | 1,908 | 34.0% |  |
| Samuel Monteiro da Cruz | PP | 1,489 | 26.6% |  |

Valid votes: 5,608

Turnout: 85.4% (5,847 of 6,843 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Camila Veras de Melo Cavalcanti, 52.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Camila Veras de Melo Cavalcanti, 45.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Adeilson Gomes de Oliveira, 55.2%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo, 52.3%
- October 5, 2008: José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo, 39.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Galdino Alves, 39.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Samuel Monteiro da Cruz, 54.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Galdino Alves, 53.0%

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

- [Baía Formosa Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/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 Baía Formosa

- 2008 Baía Formosa mayoral election
- [2008 Baía Formosa Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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