# 2008 Poço Branco municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Poço Branco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 8,626 of 9,401 registered voters (91.8%). −1.3 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Poço Branco](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/poco-branco/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Mauricio de Menezes Filho | PMN | 4,020 | 50.3% | Elected |
| Waldemar Horácio de Gois Neto | DEM | 3,974 | 49.7% |  |

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

Progressistas won 2 of the 9 seats, with 19.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Progressistas | 1,584 | 19.1% | 2 |
| Democratas | 1,509 | 18.2% | 2 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 1,325 | 16.0% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,065 | 12.9% | 2 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 893 | 10.8% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 575 | 6.9% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 411 | 5.0% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 383 | 4.6% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 224 | 2.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 197 | 2.4% |  |
| Partido Verde | 57 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 35 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 20 | 0.2% |  |

## Contests

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

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