# 2008 Paraíso do Tocantins municipal election

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

Turnout: 24,186 of 28,442 registered voters (85.0%). +0.41 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Paraíso do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/paraiso-do-tocantins/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sebastião Paulo Tavares | PR | 9,312 | 40.2% | Elected |
| José Geraldo de Melo Oliveira | PTB | 6,276 | 27.1% |  |
| Arnaud de Souza Bezerra | PMDB | 6,157 | 26.6% |  |
| Hider Alencar | PSB | 1,397 | 6.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Paraíso do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/paraiso-do-tocantins/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 28.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,601 | 28.2% | 3 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 4,295 | 18.3% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 2,761 | 11.8% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,969 | 8.4% | 1 |
| Democratas | 1,426 | 6.1% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,306 | 5.6% |  |
| Progressistas | 1,212 | 5.2% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 704 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 573 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 546 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 521 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 416 | 1.8% |  |
| Podemos | 387 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido Verde | 266 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 134 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 131 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 115 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 59 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 18 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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