# 2008 São Gonçalo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [São Gonçalo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 544,124 of 635,093 registered voters (85.7%). −1.2 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of São Gonçalo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Maria Aparecida Panisset | PDT | 270,591 | 56.2% | Elected |
| Maria das Graças Tuze de Matos | PMDB | 100,327 | 20.8% |  |
| Altineu Cortes Freitas Coutinho | PT | 91,108 | 18.9% |  |
| Josemar Pinheiro de Carvalho | PSOL | 14,246 | 3.0% |  |
| Patrícia Helena da Silva Rodriguês | PRTB | 4,990 | 1.0% |  |

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

PDT won 5 of the 21 seats, with 15.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 74,126 | 15.4% | 5 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 60,991 | 12.6% | 3 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 41,392 | 8.6% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 40,622 | 8.4% | 2 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 32,326 | 6.7% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 31,805 | 6.6% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 27,184 | 5.6% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 20,868 | 4.3% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 18,410 | 3.8% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 17,754 | 3.7% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 16,942 | 3.5% |  |
| Partido Verde | 13,626 | 2.8% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 12,589 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 11,762 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 10,969 | 2.3% |  |
| Democratas | 10,200 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 9,660 | 2.0% | 1 |
| Podemos | 9,121 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 5,238 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 5,106 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 4,385 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 3,403 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 2,637 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 473 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 396 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 287 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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