# 2008 Recursolândia mayoral election

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

Francisco Alves da Silva won with 54.5% of the vote, 9.0 points ahead of João Carlos Machado de Sousa.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Alves da Silva | PR | 1,259 | 54.5% | Elected |
| João Carlos Machado de Sousa | PMDB | 1,052 | 45.5% |  |

Valid votes: 2,311

Turnout: 89.5% (2,453 of 2,741 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/recursolandia/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Carlos Vinicius Barbosa da Silva, 81.0%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/recursolandia/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Carlos Vinicius Barbosa da Silva, 53.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/recursolandia/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Nadi Pinheiro de Souza Teixeira, 64.8%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/recursolandia/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Francisco Alves da Silva, 58.0%
- October 5, 2008: Francisco Alves da Silva, 54.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/recursolandia/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antonio Tavares de Sales, 54.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/recursolandia/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Antonio Tavares de Sales, 62.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/recursolandia/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Carlos Alberto Barbosa da Silva, 57.7%

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

- [Recursolândia Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/recursolandia/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 Recursolândia

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

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