# 2008 Cachoeirinha mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Cachoeirinha](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/cachoeirinha.md), October 5, 2008

Zelio Herculano de Castro won with 46.4% of the vote, 12.8 points ahead of Messias Pereira de Oliveira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zelio Herculano de Castro | PR | 732 | 46.4% | Elected |
| Messias Pereira de Oliveira | PT | 530 | 33.6% |  |
| Maria Nunes Pereira | DEM | 315 | 20.0% |  |

Valid votes: 1,577

Turnout: 89.2% (1,659 of 1,860 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/cachoeirinha/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Sandrimar Alves da Silva, 66.5%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/cachoeirinha/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Paulo Macedo Damacena, 63.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/cachoeirinha/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Paulo Macedo Damacena, 55.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/cachoeirinha/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Erisvaldo Resplandes de Araújo, 100.0%
- October 5, 2008: Zelio Herculano de Castro, 46.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/cachoeirinha/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Messias Pereira de Oliveira, 36.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/cachoeirinha/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Zelio Herculano de Castro, 65.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/cachoeirinha/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Zlio Herculano de Castro, 55.3%

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

- [Cachoeirinha Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/cachoeirinha/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 Cachoeirinha

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

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