# 2008 Minas do Leão mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md) / [Minas do Leão](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao.md), October 5, 2008

Miguel de Souza Almeida won with 81.3% of the vote, 62.6 points ahead of José Carlos de Souza Freitas.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Miguel de Souza Almeida | PP | 4,404 | 81.3% | Elected |
| José Carlos de Souza Freitas | PT | 1,014 | 18.7% |  |

Valid votes: 5,418

Turnout: 93.1% (5,698 of 6,118 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Silvia Maria Lasek Nunes, 52.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Silvia Maria Lasek Nunes, 79.0%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Miguel de Souza Almeida, 71.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Silvia Maria Lasek Nunes, 60.4%
- October 5, 2008: Miguel de Souza Almeida, 81.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Miguel de Souza Almeida, 55.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Zoely Santos de Oliveira, 51.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Idelberto Tailor de Souza Machado, 50.6%

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

- [Minas do Leão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/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 Minas do Leão

- 2008 Minas do Leão mayoral election
- [2008 Minas do Leão Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/2008-10-05-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/minas-do-leao/2008-10-05-local/mayor.json.