# 2008 Valença municipal election

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

Turnout: 47,194 of 56,106 registered voters (84.1%). −1.5 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vicente de Paula de Souza Guedes | PSC | 21,672 | 50.1% | Elected |
| Álvaro Cabral da Silva | PRB | 19,587 | 45.3% |  |
| Vivili Cecília Costa Marques | PRTB | 1,714 | 4.0% |  |
| Afonso Maria Diniz | PCB | 301 | 0.7% |  |

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

Partido Popular Socialista won 2 of the 10 seats, with 16.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 7,237 | 16.3% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 5,323 | 12.0% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 5,153 | 11.6% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 4,177 | 9.4% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 3,850 | 8.7% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 3,314 | 7.5% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 3,065 | 6.9% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 2,047 | 4.6% | 1 |
| Democratas | 1,748 | 3.9% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 1,706 | 3.8% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,072 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 1,029 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,012 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 890 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 763 | 1.7% |  |
| Partido da República | 730 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 367 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 261 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Verde | 258 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 138 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 91 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 81 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 37 | 0.1% |  |
| Podemos | 5 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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