# 2008 Lagoa de Pedras mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Lagoa de Pedras](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras.md), October 5, 2008

José Jonas da Silva won with 52.3% of the vote, 5.3 points ahead of Pedro Rocha Pontes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Jonas da Silva | PMN | 2,537 | 52.3% | Elected |
| Pedro Rocha Pontes | PMDB | 2,280 | 47.0% |  |
| Jose Decio Dantas | PT | 32 | 0.7% |  |

Valid votes: 4,849

Turnout: 88.8% (5,146 of 5,796 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Janaina Maria de Oliveira Santos, 57.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Guilherme Affonso Melo Amâncio da Silva, 36.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Raniere César Amâncio da Silva, 76.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Raniere César Amâncio da Silva, 57.3%
- October 5, 2008: José Jonas da Silva, 52.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): José Jonas da Silva, 50.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Pedro Rocha Pontes, 66.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Pedro Rocha Pontes, 58.0%

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

- [Lagoa de Pedras Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras/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 Lagoa de Pedras

- 2008 Lagoa de Pedras mayoral election
- [2008 Lagoa de Pedras Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/lagoa-de-pedras/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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