# 2008 Paraú Municipal Chamber election [Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Paraú](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau.md), October 5, 2008 Progressistas won 5 of the 9 seats, with 42.8% of the vote. Seats: PP 5, PMDB 1, PR 1, PSB 1, and PT 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Progressistas | 1,457 | 42.8% | 5 | Elected | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 395 | 11.6% | 1 | Elected | | Partido da República | 314 | 9.2% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 302 | 8.9% | 1 | Elected | | Democratas | 262 | 7.7% | | | | Partido dos Trabalhadores | 211 | 6.2% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Social Cristão | 151 | 4.4% | | | | Partido Verde | 131 | 3.8% | | | | Partido Popular Socialista | 72 | 2.1% | | | | Partido Comunista do Brasil | 67 | 2.0% | | | | Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 26 | 0.8% | | | | Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 16 | 0.5% | | | Valid votes: 3,404 Turnout: 95.1% (3,504 of 3,683 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### Força da União 2,403 votes, 7 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Joao Evaristo Peixoto | PP | 414 | Elected | | Ana Lucia Xavier | PP | 261 | Elected | | Manoel Haroldo de Morais | PP | 237 | Elected | | Antonio Erivaldo Peixoto Fagundes | PP | 233 | Elected | | Francisco de Assis da Silva | PR | 206 | Elected | | Vilmar Cazuza Peixoto | PP | 180 | Elected | | Macelino Juracelio Gondim Peixoto | PT | 177 | Elected | | Maria das Graças Silva | PSC | 149 | | | Lavousier Galdino da Silva | PV | 124 | | | David Paulo da Silva | PP | 84 | | | Antonio Arimario da Silva Peixoto | PPS | 70 | | | Raimundo Nonato Peixoto | PCdoB | 41 | | | Joaquim Carlos da Silva | PR | 40 | | | Francisco Felicano da Silva | PT | 27 | | | Sebastiao Fabio da Silva | PCdoB | 25 | | ### Unidos para Salvar Paraú 959 votes, 2 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Alzenir Dantas Peixoto Martins | PMDB | 333 | Elected | | Raimundo Nonato da Cunha | PSB | 294 | Elected | | Francisco Dorian Medeiros de Aquino | DEM | 257 | | | Francisco Nilson de Moura | PMDB | 40 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, União Brasil, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, Progressistas - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Progressistas - [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Democratas, Podemos, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Social Democrático - October 5, 2008: list, list, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Partido dos Trabalhadores - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, list, Progressistas, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Cristão, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008 - [Paraú mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2008-10-05-local/mayor.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 Paraú - [2008 Paraú mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md) - 2008 Paraú Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/parau/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.json.