# 2008 Santos mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [São Paulo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp.md) / [Santos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos.md), October 5, 2008

Joao Paulo Tavares Papa won with 77.2% of the vote, 64.0 points ahead of Maria Lúcia Prandi Gomes.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joao Paulo Tavares Papa | PMDB | 190,705 | 77.2% | Elected |
| Maria Lúcia Prandi Gomes | PT | 32,698 | 13.2% |  |
| Mariângela de Araújo Gama Duarte | PSB | 19,896 | 8.1% |  |
| Eneida Figueiredo Koury | PSOL | 2,789 | 1.1% |  |
| Natan K0gos | PRTB | 883 | 0.4% |  |

Valid votes: 246,971

Turnout: 86.4% (269,631 of 312,201 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Rogério Pereira dos Santos, 53.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Rogério Pereira dos Santos, 50.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paulo Alexandre Pereira Barbosa, 77.7%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Paulo Alexandre Pereira Barbosa, 57.9%
- October 5, 2008: Joao Paulo Tavares Papa, 77.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Joao Paulo Tavares Papa, 50.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Paulo Roberto Gomes Mansur, 52.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Roberto Gomes Mansur, 51.4%

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

- [Santos Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos/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 Santos

- 2008 Santos mayoral election
- [2008 Santos Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/sp/santos/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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