# 2008 Pedro Velho mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Pedro Velho](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho.md), October 5, 2008

Elizeu Jalmir de Macedo won with 49.4% of the vote, 1.8 points ahead of Lenivaldo Brasil Fernandes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elizeu Jalmir de Macedo | PP | 4,293 | 49.4% | Elected |
| Lenivaldo Brasil Fernandes | PV | 4,135 | 47.6% |  |
| Julio Mario da Silva | PT | 264 | 3.0% |  |

Valid votes: 8,692

Turnout: 82.3% (9,648 of 11,720 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Pedro Gomes da Silva Júnior, 53.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Dejerlane Macedo, 48.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Patricia Peixoto Targino, 58.5%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jose Marques de Oliveira, 50.5%
- October 5, 2008: Elizeu Jalmir de Macedo, 49.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Elizeu Jalmir de Macedo, 52.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Lenivaldo Brasil Fernandes, 48.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Lenivaldo Brasil Fernandes, 48.3%

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

- [Pedro Velho Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/pedro-velho/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 Pedro Velho

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

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