# 2008 Natal municipal election

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

Turnout: 418,253 of 498,870 registered voters (83.8%). −1.4 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Micarla Araújo de Sousa Weber | PV | 193,195 | 50.8% | Elected |
| Maria de Fátima Bezerra | PT | 139,946 | 36.8% |  |
| Wober Lopes Pinheiro Júnior | PPS | 24,239 | 6.4% |  |
| Joanilson de Paula Rêgo | PSDC | 9,813 | 2.6% |  |
| Miguel Joaquim da Silva | PTC | 7,599 | 2.0% |  |
| Sandro de Oliveira Pimentel | PSOL | 3,005 | 0.8% |  |
| Dário Barbosa de Melo | PSTU | 1,692 | 0.4% |  |
| Pedro Ostiano Quithe de Vasconcelos | PSL | 539 | 0.1% |  |

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

PSB won 7 of the 21 seats, with 17.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 65,648 | 17.0% | 7 |
| Partido Verde | 53,500 | 13.8% | 3 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 40,719 | 10.5% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 31,509 | 8.1% | 2 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 30,061 | 7.8% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 29,882 | 7.7% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 27,584 | 7.1% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 23,375 | 6.0% | 1 |
| Democratas | 13,488 | 3.5% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 12,472 | 3.2% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 10,879 | 2.8% | 1 |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 10,107 | 2.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 9,873 | 2.6% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 4,739 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 4,607 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 3,471 | 0.9% |  |
| Partido Socialista dos Trabalhadores Unificado | 2,247 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 2,164 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 1,860 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 1,664 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,648 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 1,579 | 0.4% |  |
| Podemos | 1,146 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 1,006 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 941 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 931 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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