# 2008 Chapada de Areia mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [Chapada de Areia](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia.md), October 5, 2008

João José de Sousa Milhomem won with 56.5% of the vote, 13.0 points ahead of Raimundo Carreiro Varao.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João José de Sousa Milhomem | PR | 804 | 56.5% | Elected |
| Raimundo Carreiro Varao | DEM | 619 | 43.5% |  |

Valid votes: 1,423

Turnout: 95.6% (1,502 of 1,571 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Adauto Mendes de Oliveira, 58.7%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Adauto Mendes de Oliveira, 60.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Maria de Jesus Barros Varão, 57.0%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): João José de Sousa Milhomem, 54.6%
- October 5, 2008: João José de Sousa Milhomem, 56.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Carreiro Varao, 54.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Alvaro Moreira Milhomem, 69.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Alvaro Moreira Milhomem, 55.6%

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

- [Chapada de Areia Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia/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 Chapada de Areia

- 2008 Chapada de Areia mayoral election
- [2008 Chapada de Areia Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/chapada-de-areia/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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