# 2008 Currais Novos municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Currais Novos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 27,200 of 31,926 registered voters (85.2%). +0.25 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Currais Novos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/currais-novos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Geraldo Gomes de Oliveira | DEM | 13,380 | 52.5% | Elected |
| José Marcionilo de Barros Lins Neto | PSB | 12,097 | 47.5% |  |

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

PSB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 16.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 4,179 | 16.1% | 2 |
| Democratas | 3,819 | 14.7% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,654 | 14.1% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 3,635 | 14.0% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 2,459 | 9.5% |  |
| Progressistas | 2,152 | 8.3% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,694 | 6.5% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 1,407 | 5.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1,038 | 4.0% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,031 | 4.0% |  |
| Partido Verde | 339 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 243 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 102 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 72 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 42 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 31 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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