# 2008 Niterói municipal election

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

Turnout: 312,128 of 354,443 registered voters (88.1%). −6.2 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jorge Roberto Saad Silveira | PDT | 168,465 | 60.8% | Elected |
| Rodrigo Neves Barreto | PT | 62,666 | 22.6% |  |
| Paulo Eduardo Gomes | PSOL | 22,111 | 8.0% |  |
| João Geraldo Bezerra de Menezes Galindo | PSDB | 21,646 | 7.8% |  |
| Edesio da Cruz Nunes | PHS | 2,200 | 0.8% |  |

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

PDT won 6 of the 18 seats, with 24.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 68,455 | 24.5% | 6 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 34,864 | 12.5% | 3 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 25,081 | 9.0% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 23,211 | 8.3% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 22,548 | 8.1% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 16,444 | 5.9% | 2 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 15,375 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 11,008 | 3.9% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 10,722 | 3.8% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 7,834 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido Verde | 7,666 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 7,586 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido da República | 5,469 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 4,324 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 4,180 | 1.5% |  |
| Democratas | 4,060 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 3,805 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 2,652 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,820 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 604 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 568 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 512 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 201 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 127 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 99 | <0.1% |  |
| Podemos | 54 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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