# 2008 Santa Cruz municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Santa Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santa-cruz.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 20,938 of 24,187 registered voters (86.6%). −1.2 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Santa Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/santa-cruz/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Pericles Farias da Rocha | PSDB | 11,136 | 57.2% | Elected |
| Petrônio Souza Spinelli | PT | 8,337 | 42.8% |  |

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

PSB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 21.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 6,584 | 33.0% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 4,369 | 21.9% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 2,872 | 14.4% | 1 |
| Democratas | 2,037 | 10.2% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,930 | 9.7% | 1 |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 900 | 4.5% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 585 | 2.9% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 216 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 108 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 101 | 0.5% |  |
| Progressistas | 84 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 67 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 64 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Verde | 57 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 4 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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