# 2008 Rio do Fogo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Rio do Fogo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 8,736 of 9,967 registered voters (87.6%). +3.4 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Rio do Fogo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Egidio Dantas de Medeiros Filho | PMDB | 4,195 | 50.5% | Elected |
| Laerte Ney de Paiva Fagundes | DEM | 4,108 | 49.5% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Rio do Fogo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Democratas won 3 of the 9 seats, with 36.8% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratas | 3,129 | 36.8% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 1,745 | 20.5% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,699 | 20.0% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 774 | 9.1% | 1 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 374 | 4.4% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 366 | 4.3% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 315 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 51 | 0.6% |  |
| Progressistas | 36 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 25 | 0.3% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Rio do Fogo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Rio do Fogo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/rio-do-fogo/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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