# 2008 Coronel João Pessoa municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Coronel João Pessoa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 3,051 of 3,292 registered voters (92.7%). +9.5 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Coronel João Pessoa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Alves da Costa | PP | 2,419 | 87.4% | Elected |
| Ana Cristina de Figueiredo Fernandes | PMDB | 350 | 12.6% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Coronel João Pessoa](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSB won 6 of the 9 seats, with 62.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,735 | 62.1% | 6 |
| Democratas | 597 | 21.4% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 347 | 12.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 67 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 46 | 1.6% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 3 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Coronel João Pessoa mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Coronel João Pessoa Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2008-10-05-local and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/coronel-joao-pessoa/2008-10-05-local.json.