# 2008 Japoatã mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Sergipe](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se.md) / [Japoatã](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata.md), October 5, 2008

Telmo Guimarães Santos won with 44.4% of the vote, 12.9 points ahead of Edna Maria Guimaraes Pinheiro.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Telmo Guimarães Santos | PSC | 3,467 | 44.4% | Elected |
| Edna Maria Guimaraes Pinheiro | PPS | 2,457 | 31.5% |  |
| Arnaldo Ramalho de Souza | PMDB | 1,815 | 23.3% |  |
| Antonio Carlos Santos Vieira | PRB | 62 | 0.8% |  |

Valid votes: 7,801

Turnout: 89.0% (8,532 of 9,585 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Claudio Dinisio Nascimento, 69.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Claudio Dinisio Nascimento, 53.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): José Magno da Silva, 48.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Gimarcos Evangelista de Alcântara, 64.2%
- October 5, 2008: Telmo Guimarães Santos, 44.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Arnaldo Ramalho de Souza, 51.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Telmo Guimarães Santos, 50.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Arnaldo Ramalho de Souza, 38.9%

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

- [Japoatã Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata/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 Japoatã

- 2008 Japoatã mayoral election
- [2008 Japoatã Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/japoata/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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