# 2008 Pau dos Ferros mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Pau dos Ferros](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros.md), October 5, 2008

Leonardo Nunes Rêgo won with 51.1% of the vote, 2.2 points ahead of Francisco Nilton Pascoal de Figueiredo.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leonardo Nunes Rêgo | DEM | 8,077 | 51.1% | Elected |
| Francisco Nilton Pascoal de Figueiredo | PP | 7,733 | 48.9% |  |

Valid votes: 15,810

Turnout: 89.2% (16,434 of 18,430 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Marianna Almeida Nascimento, 63.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Marianna Almeida Nascimento, 54.2%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Leonardo Nunes Rêgo, 51.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Luiz Fabricio do Rego Torquato, 55.4%
- October 5, 2008: Leonardo Nunes Rêgo, 51.1%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Leonardo Nunes Rêgo, 51.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Francisco Nilton Pascoal de Figueiredo, 57.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Nilton Pascoal de Figueiredo, 51.9%

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

- [Pau dos Ferros Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/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 Pau dos Ferros

- 2008 Pau dos Ferros mayoral election
- [2008 Pau dos Ferros Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pau-dos-ferros/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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