# 2008 Ipanguaçu municipal election

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

Turnout: 10,411 of 10,873 registered voters (95.8%). +5.5 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Leonardo da Silva Oliveira | PT | 5,177 | 53.4% | Elected |
| Helio Santiago Lopes | PSB | 4,523 | 46.6% |  |

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

PMDB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 26.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,642 | 26.4% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,266 | 22.7% | 2 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 1,226 | 12.3% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 1,070 | 10.7% | 2 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 855 | 8.6% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 652 | 6.5% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 511 | 5.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 452 | 4.5% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 184 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 49 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Verde | 49 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 44 | 0.4% |  |

## Contests

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

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