# 2008 João Câmara municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [João Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 20,585 of 23,345 registered voters (88.2%). −0.01 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of João Câmara](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/joao-camara/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ariosvaldo Targino de Araújo | DEM | 10,930 | 56.8% | Elected |
| Maria Gorete Leite do Nascimento | PTB | 8,013 | 41.7% |  |
| José Cosme de Oliveira | PSOL | 201 | 1.0% |  |
| Reinaldo Alves Paulino | PSDC | 88 | 0.5% |  |

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

Democratas won 2 of the 9 seats, with 23.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 4,727 | 23.9% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 3,596 | 18.1% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 2,776 | 14.0% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 2,688 | 13.6% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 1,144 | 5.8% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 966 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 900 | 4.5% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 753 | 3.8% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 599 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 484 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 390 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 271 | 1.4% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 172 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 140 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 109 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 95 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Verde | 3 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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