# 2008 Jaú do Tocantins mayoral election

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

Joao Luis Cirqueira Costa won with 56.6% of the vote, 13.2 points ahead of Osias Albernaz da Silveira.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joao Luis Cirqueira Costa | DEM | 1,442 | 56.6% | Elected |
| Osias Albernaz da Silveira | PMDB | 1,106 | 43.4% |  |

Valid votes: 2,548

Turnout: 93.5% (2,707 of 2,896 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/jau-do-tocantins/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Luciene Lourenço de Araujo, 54.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/jau-do-tocantins/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Luciene Lourenço de Araujo, 43.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/jau-do-tocantins/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Onassys Moreira Costa, 66.0%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/jau-do-tocantins/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Onassys Moreira Costa, 47.3%
- October 5, 2008: Joao Luis Cirqueira Costa, 56.6%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/jau-do-tocantins/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Euridice Rodrigues Araújo, 61.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/jau-do-tocantins/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Euridice Rodrigues Araújo, 45.2%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/jau-do-tocantins/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Borges da Silveira, 53.5%

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

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

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

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