# 2008 Rio Claro municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Rio Claro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 12,299 of 14,215 registered voters (86.5%). −1.3 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Rio Claro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-claro/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Raul Fonseca Machado | PR | 5,944 | 59.5% | Elected |
| Jose Osmar de Almeida | PMDB | 4,042 | 40.5% |  |

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

PMDB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 9.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da República | 1,801 | 15.2% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,169 | 9.9% | 2 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 1,042 | 8.8% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,041 | 8.8% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 1,000 | 8.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 957 | 8.1% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 940 | 7.9% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 802 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 763 | 6.4% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 557 | 4.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 384 | 3.2% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 351 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 341 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 337 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 203 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 91 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 83 | 0.7% |  |

## Contests

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

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