# 2008 Itajá Municipal Chamber election [Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Itajá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja.md), October 5, 2008 Democratas won 5 of the 9 seats, with 51.4% of the vote. Seats: DEM 5, PSB 2, PR 1, and PMDB 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Democratas | 3,005 | 51.4% | 5 | Elected | | Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,283 | 22.0% | 2 | Elected | | Partido da República | 921 | 15.8% | 1 | Elected | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 590 | 10.1% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 46 | 0.8% | | | Valid votes: 5,845 Turnout: 94.0% (6,066 of 6,453 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### A Força do Povo 3,005 votes, 5 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Luiz Carlos Guimarães | DEM | 657 | Elected | | Carlos Marcondes Matias Lopes | DEM | 449 | Elected | | Manuel Roberto da Cunha | DEM | 385 | Elected | | Francisco de Assis Ferreira | DEM | 307 | Elected | | Francisco Neto da Silva | DEM | 307 | Elected | | Francisco Deuzidete da Silva | DEM | 215 | | | Jose Ferreira da Silva | DEM | 156 | | | Adrina Cristina de Melo | DEM | 101 | | | José Hilário Sobrinho | DEM | 83 | | | Fernando Bezerra da Silva | DEM | 67 | | | Francisco Valdemiro Lopes | DEM | 60 | | | Wilson Lins Caldas | DEM | 38 | | ### Itajá Quer Continuar Crescendo 2,794 votes, 4 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Francisco das Chagas Silva | PR | 409 | Elected | | Geraldo Valentim dos Santos | PSB | 288 | Elected | | Francisco Siqueira de Brito | PSB | 279 | Elected | | João Firmo Lopes | PMDB | 275 | Elected | | Maria Dalva dos Santos Melo | PSB | 231 | | | Maria do Socorro Dantas da Silva | PSB | 206 | | | Antonio Damiao Ximbinho | PSB | 199 | | | Francisco Xavier Ferreira | PMDB | 179 | | | Luiz Lucas da Silva | PR | 167 | | | Francisco Erivan da Silva | PR | 130 | | | Maria Rozeilda da Silva | PR | 102 | | | Maria Auxiliadora da Cunha | PMDB | 65 | | | Djanir Barbosa da Silva | PR | 62 | | | José Wilson Azevedo | PMDB | 54 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, list, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, União Brasil, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, União Brasil, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal - [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Podemos, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Liberal, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático - [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Mobilização Nacional, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático - October 5, 2008: list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008 - [Itajá mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/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 Itajá - [2008 Itajá mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md) - 2008 Itajá Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/itaja/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.json.