# 2008 Bom Jesus mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Bom Jesus](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus.md), October 5, 2008

Edmundo Aires de Melo Junior won with 51.3% of the vote, 7.2 points ahead of Flavio Roberto Marques de Carvalho.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edmundo Aires de Melo Junior | PMDB | 3,086 | 51.3% | Elected |
| Flavio Roberto Marques de Carvalho | PSDB | 2,653 | 44.1% |  |
| Edson Teixeira da Silva | PTN | 277 | 4.6% |  |

Valid votes: 6,016

Turnout: 84.0% (6,419 of 7,645 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Jose Nilson Pereira da Silva, 55.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Clécio da Câmara Azevedo, 77.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Clécio da Câmara Azevedo, 56.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Edmundo Aires de Melo Junior, 53.1%
- October 5, 2008: Edmundo Aires de Melo Junior, 51.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Moacir Amaro de Lima, 52.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Flavio Roberto Marques de Carvalho, 44.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Moacir Amaro de Lima, 54.6%

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

- [Bom Jesus Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/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 Bom Jesus

- 2008 Bom Jesus mayoral election
- [2008 Bom Jesus Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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