# 2008 Areia Branca municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Areia Branca](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/areia-branca.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 16,927 of 17,781 registered voters (95.2%). +6.7 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Areia Branca](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/areia-branca/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manoel Cunha Neto | PP | 9,055 | 56.5% | Elected |
| Francisco Antonio de Macedo | PPS | 6,729 | 42.0% |  |
| Mauro Gusmão Rebouças | PRB | 243 | 1.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Areia Branca](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/areia-branca/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Progressistas won 2 of the 9 seats, with 23.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 3,809 | 23.2% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,102 | 18.9% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,018 | 18.4% | 2 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,404 | 8.5% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1,063 | 6.5% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 911 | 5.5% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 793 | 4.8% | 1 |
| Democratas | 768 | 4.7% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 737 | 4.5% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 427 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 212 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 89 | 0.5% |  |
| Podemos | 44 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 23 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da República | 21 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 4 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Areia Branca mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/areia-branca/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Areia Branca Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/areia-branca/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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