# 2008 Severiano Melo municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Severiano Melo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 6,280 of 7,162 registered voters (87.7%). −1.3 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Severiano Melo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Silvestre Monteiro Martins | PSB | 3,017 | 51.6% | Elected |
| Dagoberto Bessa Cavalcante | PMN | 2,659 | 45.5% |  |
| Elano Gomes Pinto | PR | 169 | 2.9% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Severiano Melo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 2 of the 9 seats, with 22.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 1,329 | 22.0% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 1,000 | 16.6% | 2 |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 879 | 14.6% | 1 |
| Partido Social Liberal | 808 | 13.4% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 597 | 9.9% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 498 | 8.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 441 | 7.3% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 254 | 4.2% |  |
| Partido da República | 197 | 3.3% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 32 | 0.5% |  |
| Democratas | 4 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Severiano Melo mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Severiano Melo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/severiano-melo/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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