# 2008 Riachão do Dantas mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Sergipe](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se.md) / [Riachão do Dantas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas.md), October 5, 2008

Laelson Meneses da Silva won with 60.4% of the vote, 21.2 points ahead of Jose Lopes de Almeida.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laelson Meneses da Silva | PT do B | 7,271 | 60.4% | Elected |
| Jose Lopes de Almeida | PDT | 4,715 | 39.2% |  |
| Nelson Araujo dos Santos | PMDB | 49 | 0.4% |  |

Valid votes: 12,035

Turnout: 84.4% (12,936 of 15,330 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Lucivaldo do Carmo Dantas, 43.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Simone Andrade Farias Silva, 74.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Gerana Gomes Costa Silva, 51.5%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Ivanildo Macedo dos Santos, 54.0%
- October 5, 2008: Laelson Meneses da Silva, 60.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Laelson Meneses da Silva, 58.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Lopes de Almeida, 51.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Lopes de Almeida, 57.4%

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

- [Riachão do Dantas Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/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 Riachão do Dantas

- 2008 Riachão do Dantas mayoral election
- [2008 Riachão do Dantas Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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