# 2008 Cruzeta mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Cruzeta](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta.md), October 5, 2008

José Sally de Araújo won with 51.7% of the vote, 3.4 points ahead of Leonardo Medeiros Neto.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Sally de Araújo | PSB | 2,907 | 51.7% | Elected |
| Leonardo Medeiros Neto | PT | 2,718 | 48.3% |  |

Valid votes: 5,625

Turnout: 91.1% (5,979 of 6,562 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Joaquim José de Medeiros, 74.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Joaquim José de Medeiros, 100.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): José Sally de Araújo, 53.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Erivanaldo Aquino Dantas, 53.3%
- October 5, 2008: José Sally de Araújo, 51.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Sally de Araújo, 54.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Alves da Silva, 55.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Alves da Silva, 51.0%

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

- [Cruzeta Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/cruzeta/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 Cruzeta

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

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