# 2008 Jaçanã municipal election

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

Turnout: 5,484 of 6,231 registered voters (88.0%). −0.88 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Uady Antônio de Farias | PSB | 2,975 | 58.4% | Elected |
| Francisco de Assis Candido da Silva | PMN | 2,122 | 41.6% |  |

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

PMN won 2 of the 9 seats, with 24.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 1,273 | 24.4% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 1,195 | 22.9% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,084 | 20.8% | 2 |
| Democratas | 684 | 13.1% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 386 | 7.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 334 | 6.4% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 201 | 3.9% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 51 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 5 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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