# 2008 Triunfo Potiguar municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Triunfo Potiguar](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 3,331 of 3,634 registered voters (91.7%). −2.8 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Triunfo Potiguar](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Gildenor da Fonseca | PSB | 1,954 | 61.5% | Elected |
| Jonas Estevão da Fonseca | PR | 1,225 | 38.5% |  |

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

PSB won 5 of the 9 seats, with 47.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,519 | 47.5% | 5 |
| Partido da República | 547 | 17.1% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 345 | 10.8% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 240 | 7.5% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 197 | 6.2% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 196 | 6.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 110 | 3.4% |  |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 37 | 1.2% |  |
| Democratas | 4 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 1 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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