# 2008 José da Penha municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [José da Penha](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jose-da-penha.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 4,264 of 4,639 registered voters (91.9%). +5.5 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of José da Penha](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jose-da-penha/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abel Kayo Fontes de Oliveira | PDT | 3,003 | 100.0% | Elected |

## [Municipal Chamber of José da Penha](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jose-da-penha/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PDT won 4 of the 9 seats, with 61.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 2,352 | 61.2% | 4 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 958 | 24.9% | 3 |
| Progressistas | 533 | 13.9% | 2 |

## Contests

- [2008 José da Penha mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jose-da-penha/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 José da Penha Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jose-da-penha/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jose-da-penha/2008-10-05-local and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/jose-da-penha/2008-10-05-local.json.