# 2008 Buriti do Tocantins mayoral 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

Alvimar Cayres de Almeida won with 75.8% of the vote, 51.5 points ahead of Erismar Sousa Lima.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 4,356

Turnout: 81.4% (4,848 of 5,954 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-do-tocantins/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Lucilene Gomes de Brito Almeida, 74.8%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-do-tocantins/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Lucilene Gomes de Brito Almeida, 57.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-do-tocantins/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Americo dos Reis Borges, 59.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-do-tocantins/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Rubia Rodrigues Amorim, 51.8%
- October 5, 2008: Alvimar Cayres de Almeida, 75.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-do-tocantins/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Alvimar Cayres de Almeida, 56.1%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-do-tocantins/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Ferreira Nascimento, 69.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-do-tocantins/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Carneiro da Silva, 41.0%

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

- [Buriti do Tocantins Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/buriti-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 Buriti do Tocantins

- 2008 Buriti do Tocantins mayoral election
- [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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