# 2008 Volta Redonda municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [Volta Redonda](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 179,413 of 207,710 registered voters (86.4%). −1.3 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Volta Redonda](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/volta-redonda/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonio Francisco Neto | PMDB | 91,129 | 54.2% | Elected |
| Jorge de Oliveira | PT do B | 35,891 | 21.3% |  |
| Maria Aparecida Diogo Braga | PT | 19,954 | 11.9% |  |
| Washington Tadeu Granato Costa | PDT | 19,819 | 11.8% |  |
| Maria das Dores Pereira Mota | PSOL | 1,379 | 0.8% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 14 seats, with 11.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 18,840 | 11.2% | 3 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 16,117 | 9.6% | 2 |
| Partido Verde | 15,127 | 9.0% | 2 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 13,525 | 8.1% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 12,658 | 7.5% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 12,155 | 7.2% | 1 |
| Democratas | 11,375 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 11,218 | 6.7% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 11,196 | 6.7% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 10,758 | 6.4% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 9,901 | 5.9% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 9,455 | 5.6% |  |
| Partido da República | 5,807 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,381 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 2,275 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1,484 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,331 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 647 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 490 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 386 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 360 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 237 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 110 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 26 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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