# 2008 Buriti do Tocantins municipal election

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

Turnout: 4,848 of 5,954 registered voters (81.4%). −2.5 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Buriti do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-do-tocantins/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alvimar Cayres de Almeida | PTB | 3,300 | 75.8% | Elected |
| Erismar Sousa Lima | PT | 1,056 | 24.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Buriti do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-do-tocantins/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido da República won 2 of the 9 seats, with 20.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 992 | 22.0% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 905 | 20.1% | 2 |
| Democratas | 736 | 16.3% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 440 | 9.8% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 346 | 7.7% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 346 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 263 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 260 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 176 | 3.9% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 33 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 8 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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