# 2008 São Tomé mayoral election

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

Anteomar Pereira da Silva won with 61.4% of the vote, 22.8 points ahead of Gutemberg Pereira da Rocha.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anteomar Pereira da Silva | PP | 4,196 | 61.4% | Elected |
| Gutemberg Pereira da Rocha | PMDB | 2,638 | 38.6% |  |

Valid votes: 6,834

Turnout: 94.6% (7,418 of 7,844 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-tome/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Josinaldo Amaro de Lima, 63.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-tome/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Anteomar Pereira da Silva, 56.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-tome/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Anteomar Pereira da Silva, 60.9%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-tome/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Gutemberg Pereira da Rocha, 53.2%
- October 5, 2008: Anteomar Pereira da Silva, 61.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-tome/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Estrela Martins, 51.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-tome/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Afranio Pereira de Araújo, 60.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-tome/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Estrela Martins, 85.7%

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

- [São Tomé Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-tome/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 Tomé

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

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