# 2008 Parnamirim municipal election

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

Turnout: 76,594 of 87,445 registered voters (87.6%). −1.2 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mauricio Marques dos Santos | PDT | 35,661 | 50.9% | Elected |
| Francisco Gilson de Moura | PV | 32,988 | 47.1% |  |
| Joao Batista Terto de Holanda | PSOL | 945 | 1.3% |  |
| Francisco Jose Ponte Bezerra | PCB | 410 | 0.6% |  |

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

PRB won 3 of the 12 seats, with 17.4% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Verde | 13,162 | 18.2% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 12,580 | 17.4% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 8,308 | 11.5% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 7,380 | 10.2% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 6,460 | 8.9% | 1 |
| Democratas | 5,362 | 7.4% | 1 |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 4,406 | 6.1% |  |
| Progressistas | 3,506 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 2,489 | 3.4% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,921 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,582 | 2.2% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1,295 | 1.8% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 736 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido da República | 710 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 488 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 451 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 421 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 345 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 315 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 90 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 78 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 69 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 36 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 28 | <0.1% |  |
| Podemos | 20 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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