# 2008 Baía Formosa municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Baía Formosa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 5,847 of 6,843 registered voters (85.4%). −1.3 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Baía Formosa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/baia-formosa/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Nivaldo Araújo de Melo | PSB | 2,211 | 39.4% | Elected |
| Joao Madeiro da Costa | PR | 1,908 | 34.0% |  |
| Samuel Monteiro da Cruz | PP | 1,489 | 26.6% |  |

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

Partido da República won 3 of the 9 seats, with 25.7% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da República | 1,456 | 25.7% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 891 | 15.8% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 826 | 14.6% | 3 |
| Partido Verde | 745 | 13.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 693 | 12.3% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 422 | 7.5% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 344 | 6.1% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 269 | 4.8% |  |
| Democratas | 7 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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