# 2008 Natal mayoral 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

Micarla Araújo de Sousa Weber won with 50.8% of the vote, 14.0 points ahead of Maria de Fátima Bezerra.

| 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% |  |

Valid votes: 380,028

Turnout: 83.8% (418,253 of 498,870 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire, 55.3%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Álvaro Costa Dias, 56.6%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 63.4%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 58.3%
- October 5, 2008: Micarla Araújo de Sousa Weber, 50.8%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 51.9%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Wilma Maria de Faria, 57.7%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Vilma Maria de Faria Meira, 51.7%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008

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

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

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