# 2008 Bernardo Sayão mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Bernardo Sayão](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao.md), October 5, 2008

Maria Benta de Mello Azevedo won with 58.4% of the vote, 16.7 points ahead of João Gomes Nepomuceno.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Benta de Mello Azevedo | PMDB | 1,691 | 58.4% | Elected |
| João Gomes Nepomuceno | PP | 1,206 | 41.6% |  |

Valid votes: 2,897

Turnout: 89.5% (2,987 of 3,337 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Osorio Antunes Filho, 72.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Osorio Antunes Filho, 36.7%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Maria Benta de Mello Azevedo, 60.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): João Gomes Nepomuceno, 47.7%
- October 5, 2008: Maria Benta de Mello Azevedo, 58.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria Benta de Mello Azevedo, 66.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): João Gomes Nepomuceno, 53.0%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): João Gomes Nepomuceno, 53.8%

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

- [Bernardo Sayão Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao/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 Bernardo Sayão

- 2008 Bernardo Sayão mayoral election
- [2008 Bernardo Sayão Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/bernardo-sayao/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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