# 2008 Barra do Ouro mayoral 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

Gilmar Ribeiro Cavalcante won with 56.0% of the vote, 12.0 points ahead of Misael Pereira Gonçalves.

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

Valid votes: 2,505

Turnout: 84.7% (2,707 of 3,195 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Nélida Vasconcelos Miranda Cavalcante, 72.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Nélida Vasconcelos Miranda Cavalcante, 50.5%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Raimunda Virgilene Sousa de Oliveira, 35.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Gilmar Ribeiro Cavalcante, 54.4%
- October 5, 2008: Gilmar Ribeiro Cavalcante, 56.0%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Eustaquio Antonio de Oliveira Filho, 56.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Eustaquio Antonio de Oliveira Filho, 45.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Nermizio Machado de Miranda, 62.7%

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

- [Barra do Ouro Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/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 Barra do Ouro

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2008-10-05-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/barra-do-ouro/2008-10-05-local/mayor.json.