# 2008 São Gonçalo do Amarante municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [São Gonçalo do Amarante](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 51,576 of 59,306 registered voters (87.0%). −0.73 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of São Gonçalo do Amarante](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jaime Calado Pererira dos Santos | PR | 27,113 | 57.6% | Elected |
| Jarbas Cavalcanti de Oliveira | PMDB | 18,909 | 40.2% |  |
| Rivaldo Fernandes de Oliveira Junior | PSDC | 1,017 | 2.2% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São Gonçalo do Amarante](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Progressistas won 2 of the 10 seats, with 16.2% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido da República | 8,347 | 16.9% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 8,009 | 16.2% | 2 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 7,836 | 15.9% | 2 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 6,658 | 13.5% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 6,275 | 12.7% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 4,994 | 10.1% | 1 |
| Democratas | 1,475 | 3.0% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,094 | 2.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 987 | 2.0% |  |
| Partido Comunista Brasileiro | 632 | 1.3% |  |
| Partido Verde | 595 | 1.2% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 520 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 470 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 354 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 299 | 0.6% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 258 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 245 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 160 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 136 | 0.3% |  |
| Podemos | 14 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 São Gonçalo do Amarante mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 São Gonçalo do Amarante Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-goncalo-do-amarante/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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