# 2008 Axixá do Tocantins mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Axixá do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins.md), October 5, 2008

Ruidiard de Sousa Brito won with 59.9% of the vote, 19.7 points ahead of Damião Castro Filho.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ruidiard de Sousa Brito | PT | 3,940 | 59.9% | Elected |
| Damião Castro Filho | PMDB | 2,642 | 40.1% |  |

Valid votes: 6,582

Turnout: 93.5% (7,031 of 7,518 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Auri-wulange Ribeiro Jorge, 57.9%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Auri-wulange Ribeiro Jorge, 37.9%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Damião Castro Filho, 51.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Auri-wulange Ribeiro Jorge, 48.0%
- October 5, 2008: Ruidiard de Sousa Brito, 59.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): João de Sousa Lima, 49.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): João de Sousa Lima, 53.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria Castro de Souza Araujo, 39.0%

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

- [Axixá do Tocantins Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins/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 Axixá do Tocantins

- 2008 Axixá do Tocantins mayoral election
- [2008 Axixá do Tocantins Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/axixa-do-tocantins/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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