# 2008 Bento Fernandes mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Bento Fernandes](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes.md), October 5, 2008

Ivanildo Fernandes de Oliveira won with 60.2% of the vote, 25.5 points ahead of João Maria Ferreira da Silva.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ivanildo Fernandes de Oliveira | PP | 2,216 | 60.2% | Elected |
| João Maria Ferreira da Silva | PR | 1,277 | 34.7% |  |
| Clovis Felix da Silva | PT | 190 | 5.2% |  |

Valid votes: 3,683

Turnout: 94.6% (3,877 of 4,097 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jollemberg Soares Dantas, 49.99%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Paulo Marques de Oliveira Junior, 44.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paulo Marques de Oliveira Junior, 59.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ivanildo Fernandes de Oliveira, 100.0%
- October 5, 2008: Ivanildo Fernandes de Oliveira, 60.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Robenilson Ferreira, 59.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Robenilson Ferreira, 58.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Armando Emidio da Camara, 51.3%

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

- [Bento Fernandes Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/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 Bento Fernandes

- 2008 Bento Fernandes mayoral election
- [2008 Bento Fernandes Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bento-fernandes/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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