# 2008 Bom Jesus municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Bom Jesus](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 6,419 of 7,645 registered voters (84.0%). −2.0 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Bom Jesus](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/bom-jesus/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edmundo Aires de Melo Junior | PMDB | 3,086 | 51.3% | Elected |
| Flavio Roberto Marques de Carvalho | PSDB | 2,653 | 44.1% |  |
| Edson Teixeira da Silva | PTN | 277 | 4.6% |  |

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

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 37.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,248 | 37.0% | 3 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 929 | 15.3% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 837 | 13.8% | 1 |
| Democratas | 670 | 11.0% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 568 | 9.3% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 467 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 178 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 95 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 87 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 2 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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