# 2008 São Bento do Tocantins municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to.md) / [São Bento do Tocantins](https://electionsarchive.com/br/to/sao-bento-do-tocantins.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 3,054 of 3,298 registered voters (92.6%). +5.1 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lubelafaete Bezerra Fonseca | PMDB | 1,262 | 43.4% | Elected |
| Claudivan da Silva Tavares | PTB | 1,095 | 37.7% |  |
| Pedro Miranda Rodrigues | PDT | 548 | 18.9% |  |

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

PDT won 2 of the 9 seats, with 19.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 594 | 19.9% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 500 | 16.8% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 387 | 13.0% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 314 | 10.5% | 1 |
| Democratas | 260 | 8.7% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 254 | 8.5% |  |
| Progressistas | 190 | 6.4% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 149 | 5.0% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 147 | 4.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 141 | 4.7% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 47 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 2 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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