# 2008 Barra do Ouro municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Barra do Ouro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 2,707 of 3,195 registered voters (84.7%). −2.5 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Barra do Ouro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilmar Ribeiro Cavalcante | PMDB | 1,403 | 56.0% | Elected |
| Misael Pereira Gonçalves | PSC | 1,102 | 44.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Barra do Ouro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido da República won 4 of the 9 seats, with 24.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 769 | 29.1% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 642 | 24.3% | 4 |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 227 | 8.6% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 221 | 8.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 195 | 7.4% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 152 | 5.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 124 | 4.7% | 1 |
| Democratas | 121 | 4.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 65 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 52 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Verde | 36 | 1.4% |  |
| Progressistas | 35 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 5 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Barra do Ouro mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Barra do Ouro Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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