# 2008 Santa Maria municipal election

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

Turnout: 3,883 of 4,030 registered voters (96.4%). +3.5 points since 2004.

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nilson Urbano | PSB | 1,946 | 53.7% | Elected |
| Pedro Lopes de Moura | PMDB | 1,676 | 46.3% |  |

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

PSB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 36.3% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,355 | 36.3% | 4 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 897 | 24.0% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 455 | 12.2% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 268 | 7.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 242 | 6.5% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 200 | 5.4% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 142 | 3.8% |  |
| Partido Verde | 84 | 2.3% |  |
| Partido da República | 71 | 1.9% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 14 | 0.4% |  |
| Democratas | 3 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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