# 2008 Porto do Mangue mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Porto do Mangue](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue.md), October 5, 2008

Francisco Gomes Batista won with 52.2% of the vote, 5.3 points ahead of Francisco Victor dos Santos.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Francisco Gomes Batista | PMDB | 1,978 | 52.2% | Elected |
| Francisco Victor dos Santos | PSB | 1,778 | 46.9% |  |
| Francisco Antonio Faustino | PP | 34 | 0.9% |  |

Valid votes: 3,790

Turnout: 93.6% (3,950 of 4,218 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Francisco Antonio Faustino, 57.4%
- [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md): Hipoliton Sael Holanda Melo, 52.4%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Hipoliton Sael Holanda Melo, 55.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Francisco Gomes Batista, 56.7%
- October 5, 2008: Francisco Gomes Batista, 52.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Francisco Victor dos Santos, 64.6%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Jose Nazareno do Nascimento, 70.3%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Jose Nazareno do Nascimento, 54.6%

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

- [Porto do Mangue Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/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 Porto do Mangue

- 2008 Porto do Mangue mayoral election
- [2008 Porto do Mangue Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/porto-do-mangue/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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