# 2008 Japi Municipal Chamber election [Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Japi](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi.md), October 5, 2008 PSB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 21.6% of the vote. Seats: PSB 2, PMDB 2, PHS 1, PTB 1, DEM 1, PP 1, and PCdoB 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 857 | 21.6% | 2 | Elected | | Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 826 | 20.8% | 1 | Elected | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 763 | 19.2% | 2 | Elected | | Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 660 | 16.6% | 1 | Elected | | Democratas | 368 | 9.3% | 1 | Elected | | Progressistas | 255 | 6.4% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Comunista do Brasil | 233 | 5.9% | 1 | Elected | | Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 4 | 0.1% | | | | Partido Popular Socialista | 1 | <0.1% | | | Valid votes: 3,967 Turnout: 90.2% (4,285 of 4,749 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### Unidos Venceremos 1,480 votes, 4 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ivan de Oliveira | PSB | 214 | Elected | | Joao Maria Fernandes | PP | 206 | Elected | | Francisco Amaro do Nascimento | PSB | 202 | Elected | | Eduardo Pinheiro de Morais | DEM | 198 | Elected | | Expedito Cicero de Lima | DEM | 157 | | | José Manoel de Souza | PSB | 156 | | | Francisco de Assis Lopes Pimenta | PSB | 101 | | | Rivaelson Nunes de Araujo | PSB | 94 | | | Francisco Willame de Medeiros Pimenta | PSB | 45 | | ### Unidos por Japi 1,059 votes, 2 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jusier Basilio da Silva | PCdoB | 227 | Elected | | Luiz Roberto da Silva | PHS | 223 | Elected | | José Gilvan dos Santos | PHS | 197 | | | Carlos Lindolfo de Lima | PHS | 161 | | | Maria de Fátima Souza de Azêvedo | PHS | 100 | | | Fabio Alexandre de Medeiros | PHS | 74 | | | Francisco de Assis Adalgisio Lopes | PHS | 43 | | ### A Força do Povo 767 votes, 2 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Manoel Valdecio Freire de Souza | PMDB | 197 | Elected | | Francisco Cosme Rodrigues | PMDB | 149 | Elected | | José Cláudio Lopes Barbosa | PMDB | 94 | | | Maria Felix da Silva Pontes | PMDB | 82 | | | Francisco Adesio de Medeiros | PMDB | 78 | | | Manoel Faustino | PMDB | 33 | | | Jose Francisco de Lima | PMDB | 26 | | | Maria Goretti de Medeiros Souza | PMDB | 12 | | | Maria José da Silva | PMDB | 11 | | | Joaquim Bernado da Silva | PMDB | 9 | | | Cleiton Luiz Fernandes Tavares | PSDB | 1 | | ### Agindo em Defesa do Povo 660 votes, 1 seat | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Edson Batista dos Santos | PTB | 237 | Elected | | José Danilio da Silva Soares | PTB | 133 | | | George Justino Dantas | PTB | 130 | | | Fabio Fernandes da Paz | PTB | 48 | | | Cicera Deyse Bernardo de Lima | PTB | 35 | | | Patrício Fernandes de Medeiros | PTB | 20 | | | Walter Viturino da Silva | PTB | 20 | | | Cicero Moreira de Medeiros | PTB | 17 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Podemos, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Podemos, Podemos, União Brasil - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira - [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Republicano da Ordem Social, Podemos, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Cidadania, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Republicanos - [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Cidadania, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal - October 5, 2008: list, list, list, list, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Partido Comunista do Brasil, Partido Humanista da Solidariedade, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, list, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Mobilização Nacional, Democratas, Mobilização Nacional, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Mobilização Nacional, Democratas ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008 - [Japi mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/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 Japi - [2008 Japi mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md) - 2008 Japi Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/japi/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.json.