# 2008 Lajes municipal election

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

Turnout: 7,636 of 8,291 registered voters (92.1%). −3.4 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Luiz Leocadio de Araujo | PP | 4,632 | 64.6% | Elected |
| Edivan Secundo Lopes | PTB | 2,542 | 35.4% |  |

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

Partido dos Trabalhadores won 2 of the 9 seats, with 14.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,428 | 19.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 1,155 | 15.7% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,070 | 14.5% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,055 | 14.3% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 731 | 9.9% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 465 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Partido Verde | 425 | 5.8% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 341 | 4.6% | 1 |
| Democratas | 333 | 4.5% |  |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 325 | 4.4% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 42 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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