# 2008 Arês mayoral 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

Erço de Oliveira Paiva won with 51.5% of the vote, 3.1 points ahead of Antônio Bráulio da Cunha.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 8,054

Turnout: 96.1% (8,650 of 9,003 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Bergson Iduino de Oliveira, 66.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Bergson Iduino de Oliveira, 56.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Antônio Bráulio da Cunha, 52.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Erço de Oliveira Paiva, 34.4%
- October 5, 2008: Erço de Oliveira Paiva, 51.5%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Lucia de Souza Santos, 58.7%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Lucia de Souza Santos, 67.4%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Antônio Bráulio da Cunha, 55.2%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008

- [Arês Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/arez/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2008-10-05-local.md) (11,123)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2008](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2008), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Arez

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

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