# 2008 Laje do Muriaé municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Laje do Muriaé](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 5,926 of 6,811 registered voters (87.0%). −2.3 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Laje do Muriaé](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Eliezer Tostes Pinto | PMDB | 2,820 | 51.6% | Elected |
| Marcus Luiz Werneck Fraga | DEM | 2,275 | 41.6% |  |
| José Bernardo de Oliveira | PT do B | 368 | 6.7% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Laje do Muriaé](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 2 of the 9 seats, with 21.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,232 | 21.5% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,091 | 19.0% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 726 | 12.7% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 398 | 6.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 383 | 6.7% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 380 | 6.6% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 346 | 6.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 267 | 4.7% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 235 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 172 | 3.0% |  |
| Democratas | 169 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 152 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 89 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido da República | 38 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 38 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 13 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Verde | 3 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Laje do Muriaé mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Laje do Muriaé Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/laje-do-muriae/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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