# 2008 Carmo municipal election

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

Turnout: 11,785 of 12,707 registered voters (92.7%). −3.8 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Emanuel Ferreira Braz | PSB | 6,305 | 56.0% | Elected |
| José Carlos Soares | PMDB | 4,593 | 40.8% |  |
| Jose Henrique da Silva Rodrigues | PT | 358 | 3.2% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 23.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,644 | 23.1% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,384 | 20.9% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,891 | 16.5% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 1,620 | 14.2% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 875 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 800 | 7.0% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 521 | 4.6% |  |
| Progressistas | 206 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 151 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 127 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 117 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 70 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 21 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 4 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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