# 2008 Currais Novos mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Currais Novos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos.md), October 5, 2008

Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira won with 52.5% of the vote, 5.0 points ahead of José Marcionilo de Barros Lins Neto.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira | DEM | 13,380 | 52.5% | Elected |
| José Marcionilo de Barros Lins Neto | PSB | 12,097 | 47.5% |  |

Valid votes: 25,477

Turnout: 85.2% (27,200 of 31,926 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Lucas Galvão da Cruz, 50.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Odon Oliveira de Souza Júnior, 47.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Odon Oliveira de Souza Júnior, 44.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): José Vilton da Cunha, 58.8%
- October 5, 2008: Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira, 52.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Marcionilo de Barros Lins Neto, 41.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira, 64.1%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira, 44.7%

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

- [Currais Novos Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/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 Currais Novos

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

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