# 2008 Paraíba do Sul municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Paraíba do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/paraiba-do-sul.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 26,979 of 31,936 registered voters (84.5%). −1.6 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Paraíba do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/paraiba-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gilberto José da Silva Leal | PMDB | 15,037 | 59.6% | Elected |
| José Rubem Pontes de Souza | PDT | 6,237 | 24.7% |  |
| Mariangela Brick Santos | PSDB | 3,937 | 15.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Paraíba do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/paraiba-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 26.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,687 | 26.4% | 4 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,845 | 11.2% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,650 | 10.5% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 2,278 | 9.0% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1,958 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Democratas | 1,698 | 6.7% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1,434 | 5.7% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,227 | 4.8% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,062 | 4.2% |  |
| Progressistas | 936 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 826 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 622 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 520 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 402 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 196 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 3 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Paraíba do Sul mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/paraiba-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Paraíba do Sul Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/paraiba-do-sul/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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