# 2008 Riachuelo municipal election

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

Turnout: 4,887 of 5,100 registered voters (95.8%). +5.9 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Bernardo de Andrade Júnior | PSB | 2,808 | 61.0% | Elected |
| Pedro Paulo de Andrade Santos | PMDB | 1,793 | 39.0% |  |

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

PSB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 31.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,429 | 31.0% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,362 | 29.5% | 3 |
| Democratas | 668 | 14.5% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 610 | 13.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 290 | 6.3% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 132 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 91 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido da República | 29 | 0.6% |  |

## Contests

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

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