# 2008 Palmeirante mayoral election

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

Claudio Henrique Almeida de Brito won with 49.9% of the vote, 8.9 points ahead of Manoel de Oliveira Plinio.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claudio Henrique Almeida de Brito | PMDB | 1,313 | 49.9% | Elected |
| Manoel de Oliveira Plinio | PTN | 1,080 | 41.1% |  |
| Charles Dias da Silva | PSB | 237 | 9.0% |  |

Valid votes: 2,630

Turnout: 89.9% (2,885 of 3,209 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/palmeirante/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Brandão dos Santos, 51.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/palmeirante/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Raimundo Brandão dos Santos, 55.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/palmeirante/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Charles Dias da Silva, 61.0%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/palmeirante/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Manoel de Oliveira Plinio, 59.7%
- October 5, 2008: Claudio Henrique Almeida de Brito, 49.9%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/palmeirante/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Claudio Henrique Almeida de Brito, 59.8%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/palmeirante/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Iracilda Pereira Batista, 60.8%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/palmeirante/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Iracilda Pereira Batista, 54.7%

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

- [Palmeirante Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/palmeirante/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 Palmeirante

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

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