# 2008 São João do Sabugi mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [São João do Sabugi](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi.md), October 5, 2008

Anibal Pereira de Araújo won with 50.6% of the vote, 1.3 points ahead of Elisio Brito de Medeiros Galvão.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anibal Pereira de Araújo | PMDB | 2,335 | 50.6% | Elected |
| Elisio Brito de Medeiros Galvão | DEM | 2,277 | 49.4% |  |

Valid votes: 4,612

Turnout: 97.3% (4,738 of 4,870 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Anibal Pereira de Araújo, 67.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Anibal Pereira de Araújo, 50.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Lydice Araujo de Medeiros Brito, 51.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Anibal Pereira de Araújo, 49.4%
- October 5, 2008: Anibal Pereira de Araújo, 50.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Elisio Brito de Medeiros Galvão, 57.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Anibal Pereira de Araújo, 50.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Anibal Pereira de Araújo, 50.2%

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

- [São João do Sabugi Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/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 São João do Sabugi

- 2008 São João do Sabugi mayoral election
- [2008 São João do Sabugi Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/2008-10-05-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-joao-do-sabugi/2008-10-05-local/mayor.json.