# 2008 Jaçanã mayoral election

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

Uady Antônio de Farias won with 58.4% of the vote, 16.7 points ahead of Francisco de Assis Candido da Silva.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uady Antônio de Farias | PSB | 2,975 | 58.4% | Elected |
| Francisco de Assis Candido da Silva | PMN | 2,122 | 41.6% |  |

Valid votes: 5,097

Turnout: 88.0% (5,484 of 6,231 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Uady Antônio de Farias, 57.6%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Uady Antônio de Farias, 57.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Oton Mário de Araújo Costa, 49.5%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Esdras Fernandes Farias, 65.2%
- October 5, 2008: Uady Antônio de Farias, 58.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Uady Antônio de Farias, 63.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Orlando de Vasconcelos Silva, 52.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Farias da Costa, 41.9%

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

- [Jaçanã Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jacana/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 Jaçanã

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

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