# 2008 Galinhos Municipal Chamber election [Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Galinhos](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos.md), October 5, 2008 Democratas won 4 of the 9 seats, with 44.7% of the vote. Seats: DEM 4, PSB 1, PP 1, PDT 1, PV 1, and PSDB 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Democratas | 887 | 44.7% | 4 | Elected | | Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 321 | 16.2% | 1 | Elected | | Partido dos Trabalhadores | 149 | 7.5% | | | | Progressistas | 143 | 7.2% | 1 | Elected | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 129 | 6.5% | | | | Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 111 | 5.6% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Verde | 110 | 5.5% | 1 | Elected | | Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 103 | 5.2% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 20 | 1.0% | | | | Partido da República | 11 | 0.6% | | | Valid votes: 1,984 Turnout: 78.8% (2,042 of 2,593 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### Vamos Salvar Galinhos 1,147 votes, 5 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Hudson Matias Cavalcante | DEM | 172 | Elected | | Eliete Freire de Oliveira | DEM | 135 | Elected | | Lucimar da Silva Bandeira | DEM | 119 | Elected | | Casillo Praxedes de Aquino | PDT | 103 | Elected | | Gilvan Rodrigues da Silva | DEM | 92 | Elected | | Silvio Henrique Felipe Ribeiro | DEM | 92 | | | Maria de Lourdes da Silva Pereira | DEM | 88 | | | Alexandre Wendel de Lima Ribeiro | PMDB | 83 | | | Alfredo Antônio de França Filho | DEM | 61 | | | Luciana Gomes Cabral | DEM | 43 | | | Jose Ribamar do Nascimento | PMDB | 42 | | | Mario Helison da Silva Lima | DEM | 23 | | | Francisco Xavier Bezerra Barbosa | PSDC | 9 | | | Noêmia Xavier da Costa | PSDC | 8 | | | Gesélia das Neves Ferreira | PMDB | 1 | | ### Salvamos Galinhos, Agora É Só Trabalho 826 votes, 4 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Joseneide Cunha de Medeiros | PSB | 132 | Elected | | Rozelia Rodrigues da Silva | PP | 108 | Elected | | Fabio Rodrigues de Araujo | PV | 107 | Elected | | Francisco das Chagas Vale | PSDB | 100 | Elected | | Adriano da Silva | PSB | 71 | | | Israel Tarquino de Brito | PSB | 68 | | | Jeferson Marcio de Miranda | PT | 58 | | | Aguinaldo Morais da Silva | PT | 54 | | | Edmilson Dias Tavares | PSB | 44 | | | Milton Rodrigues de Melo | PT | 24 | | | Ricardo Cesar Gomes de Lima | PT | 4 | | | Jose Boa Maciel | PSB | 1 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Partido Liberal, Partido Social Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Social Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal - [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democrata, Solidariedade, Republicanos, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Social Democrático, Podemos, Democratas - [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Liberal, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - October 5, 2008: list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Progressistas, Partido Verde, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Democratas - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Progressistas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Progressistas - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008 - [Galinhos mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md) - [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2008-10-05-local.md) (11,123) ## Sources - [Resultados - 2008](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2008), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution ## On the ballot in Galinhos - [2008 Galinhos mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md) - 2008 Galinhos Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/galinhos/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.json.