# 2008 São Paulo do Potengi municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [São Paulo do Potengi](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 11,290 of 12,802 registered voters (88.2%). +0.51 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of São Paulo do Potengi](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jose Azevedo Lopes | PMDB | 5,470 | 52.1% | Elected |
| Jose Leonardo Cassimiro de Araujo | PSB | 5,030 | 47.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of São Paulo do Potengi](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 28.6% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 3,067 | 28.6% | 3 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,135 | 19.9% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,475 | 13.7% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 917 | 8.5% | 1 |
| Partido da República | 587 | 5.5% | 1 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 555 | 5.2% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 426 | 4.0% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 395 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 367 | 3.4% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 320 | 3.0% |  |
| Partido Verde | 146 | 1.4% |  |
| Democratas | 125 | 1.2% |  |
| Progressistas | 114 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 42 | 0.4% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 23 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 19 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 18 | 0.2% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 5 | <0.1% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 3 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 São Paulo do Potengi mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 São Paulo do Potengi Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/sao-paulo-do-potengi/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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