# 2008 Taipu municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Taipu](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/taipu.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 8,096 of 8,756 registered voters (92.5%). −1.8 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Taipu](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/taipu/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sebastião Ambrósio de Melo | PSB | 4,606 | 61.1% | Elected |
| Francisco Marcelo Cavalcante de Queiroz | PSDB | 2,701 | 35.8% |  |
| Francisco Canindé Soares de Aquino | PT | 233 | 3.1% |  |

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

PSB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 26.9% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,057 | 26.9% | 3 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 983 | 12.8% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 929 | 12.1% | 2 |
| Partido da República | 905 | 11.8% | 2 |
| Progressistas | 741 | 9.7% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 718 | 9.4% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 690 | 9.0% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 312 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 302 | 3.9% |  |
| Partido Verde | 13 | 0.2% |  |
| Democratas | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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