# 2008 Carnaubais municipal election

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

Turnout: 7,333 of 8,034 registered voters (91.3%). −1.4 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Gonzaga Cavalcante Dantas | PSB | 3,659 | 52.6% | Elected |
| Zenildo Batista de Souza | PMDB | 3,151 | 45.3% |  |
| Ponciano Rodrigues Bezerra | PDT | 81 | 1.2% |  |
| Alan de Lacerda Tavares | PV | 64 | 0.9% |  |

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

PSB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 32.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,307 | 32.8% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,954 | 27.8% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,333 | 19.0% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 505 | 7.2% |  |
| Progressistas | 403 | 5.7% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 309 | 4.4% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 112 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 77 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 17 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 6 | 0.1% |  |
| Democratas | 3 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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