# 2008 Porto Nacional mayoral election

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Teresa Cristina Venturini Martins won with 49.7% of the vote, 5.4 points ahead of Otoniel Andrade Costa.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Teresa Cristina Venturini Martins | PDT | 12,160 | 49.7% | Elected |
| Otoniel Andrade Costa | PR | 10,850 | 44.3% |  |
| Rolmey Arantes Silva | PSL | 664 | 2.7% |  |
| Eduardo Marcio Ribeiro de Carvalho | PSOL | 467 | 1.9% |  |
| Carlos Demostenes Moura Braga | PSB | 344 | 1.4% |  |

Valid votes: 24,485

Turnout: 84.8% (26,179 of 30,871 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Ronivon Maciel Gama, 65.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Ronivon Maciel Gama, 36.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Joaquim Maia Leite Neto, 54.3%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Otoniel Andrade Costa, 37.6%
- October 5, 2008: Teresa Cristina Venturini Martins, 49.7%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Paulo Sardinha Mourão, 63.4%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Otoniel Andrade Costa, 58.5%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Otoniel Andrade Costa, 57.7%

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

- [Porto Nacional Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/porto-nacional/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 Porto Nacional

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

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