# 2008 Muricilândia mayoral election

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

Jair Luiz Montes won with 46.3% of the vote, 17.7 points ahead of Joao Batista da Costa.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jair Luiz Montes | PMDB | 900 | 46.3% | Elected |
| Joao Batista da Costa | PT | 555 | 28.5% |  |
| Floraci Gonçalves Borges | PPS | 489 | 25.2% |  |

Valid votes: 1,944

Turnout: 91.0% (2,107 of 2,316 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/muricilandia/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): João Victor Borges Ferreira, 53.2%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/muricilandia/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Alessandro Gonçalves Borges, 51.1%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/muricilandia/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Alessandro Gonçalves Borges, 40.5%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/muricilandia/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Jair Luiz Montes, 59.8%
- October 5, 2008: Jair Luiz Montes, 46.3%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/muricilandia/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Rubens Gonçalves Aguiar, 54.2%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/muricilandia/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Rubens Gonçalves Aguiar, 47.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/muricilandia/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Belcina da Costa Brandao, 42.0%

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

- [Muricilândia Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/muricilandia/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 Muricilândia

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

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