# 2008 Areal municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Areal](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 8,017 of 8,654 registered voters (92.6%). −3.9 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Areal](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laerte Calil de Freitas | PP | 3,925 | 74.7% | Elected |
| Maria José Gomes de Souza | PR | 1,329 | 25.3% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Areal](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Progressistas won 2 of the 9 seats, with 22.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 1,713 | 22.2% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,185 | 15.3% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 903 | 11.7% | 2 |
| Democratas | 857 | 11.1% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 751 | 9.7% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 731 | 9.5% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 532 | 6.9% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 515 | 6.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 326 | 4.2% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 79 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 64 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 47 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 27 | 0.3% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Areal mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Areal Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/areal/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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