# 2008 São Bento do Trairí municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [São Bento do Trairí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-bento-do-trairi.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 3,102 of 3,366 registered voters (92.2%). −4.2 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of São Bento do Trairí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-bento-do-trairi/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Andrade Dantas | PMDB | 1,510 | 52.8% | Elected |
| Francisco Henrique Sobrinho | PTB | 1,350 | 47.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São Bento do Trairí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-bento-do-trairi/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 26.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 776 | 26.1% | 3 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 649 | 21.8% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 391 | 13.1% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 320 | 10.8% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 281 | 9.4% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 228 | 7.7% | 1 |
| Democratas | 220 | 7.4% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 90 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 20 | 0.7% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 São Bento do Trairí mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-bento-do-trairi/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 São Bento do Trairí Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-bento-do-trairi/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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