# 2008 Rio das Ostras municipal election

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

Turnout: 49,899 of 57,622 registered voters (86.6%). −1.1 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Augusto Carvalho Balthazar | PMDB | 24,502 | 51.4% | Elected |
| Alcebíades Sabino dos Santos | PSC | 23,180 | 48.6% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 10 seats, with 24.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 11,527 | 24.7% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 9,136 | 19.5% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 6,395 | 13.7% | 2 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 5,187 | 11.1% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 1,936 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1,894 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1,494 | 3.2% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,389 | 3.0% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 1,152 | 2.5% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,092 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 955 | 2.0% |  |
| Democratas | 660 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 620 | 1.3% |  |
| Progressistas | 536 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 516 | 1.1% |  |
| Podemos | 418 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 363 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 347 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 344 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 320 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 170 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 151 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 98 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 51 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-das-ostras/2008-10-05-local and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/rio-das-ostras/2008-10-05-local.json.