# 2008 Arês municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Arez](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 8,650 of 9,003 registered voters (96.1%). +5.6 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Arez](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Erço de Oliveira Paiva | PR | 4,150 | 51.5% | Elected |
| Antônio Bráulio da Cunha | DEM | 3,904 | 48.5% |  |

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

PSB won 5 of the 9 seats, with 41.6% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 3,407 | 41.6% | 5 |
| Democratas | 1,720 | 21.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 862 | 10.5% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 666 | 8.1% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 486 | 5.9% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 477 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 291 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 234 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 40 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 9 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 6 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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