# 2008 Caraúbas municipal election

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

Turnout: 14,418 of 15,076 registered voters (95.6%). +8.1 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ademar Ferreira da Silva | PSB | 7,014 | 52.0% | Elected |
| Francisco Eugenio Alves da Silva | PR | 6,466 | 48.0% |  |

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

Partido da República won 3 of the 9 seats, with 33.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da República | 4,559 | 33.0% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,242 | 23.5% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,103 | 8.0% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 993 | 7.2% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 773 | 5.6% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 588 | 4.3% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 533 | 3.9% |  |
| Democratas | 473 | 3.4% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 413 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 383 | 2.8% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 292 | 2.1% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 270 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 94 | 0.7% |  |
| Progressistas | 69 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 14 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 4 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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