# 2008 Triunfo Potiguar Municipal Chamber 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 PSB won 5 of the 9 seats, with 47.5% of the vote. Seats: PSB 5, PR 1, PSDB 1, PDT 1, and PP 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 1,519 | 47.5% | 5 | Elected | | Partido da República | 547 | 17.1% | 1 | Elected | | Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 345 | 10.8% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 240 | 7.5% | 1 | Elected | | Progressistas | 197 | 6.2% | 1 | Elected | | 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% | | | Valid votes: 3,196 Turnout: 91.7% (3,331 of 3,634 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### Coligacao Vitoria do Povo 2,410 votes, 7 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Françuar Antonio da Silva | PSB | 337 | Elected | | Manoel Estevam da Fonseca | PDT | 230 | Elected | | Antonio Jean Lopo | PSB | 227 | Elected | | Valderedo Medeiros da Silva | PSDB | 213 | Elected | | Francisco Antonio Alves da Silva | PSB | 200 | Elected | | Fabio Umbelino de Almeida | PSB | 180 | Elected | | Francisco Bezerra Wanderley | PSB | 164 | Elected | | Maria da Conceição de Assis | PSB | 149 | | | Jose de Oliveira | PSB | 121 | | | Cleide Medeiros de Melo | PSDB | 119 | | | Maria Erinalda Melo de Medeiros | PMDB | 117 | | | Romulo Domingos Sávio de Souza Lucena | PV | 64 | | | Manoel Messias da Silva | PSB | 52 | | | Rivonaldo Estevam Soares | PV | 41 | | | Maria Luiza Tavares | PMDB | 39 | | | Maria das Graças da Silva | PMDB | 36 | | | Afonsinho Bezerra Wanderlei Pimenta | PSB | 18 | | ### Compromisso com Triunfo 781 votes, 2 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Joselene Souza de Medeiros Silva | PP | 184 | Elected | | Manoel Félix | PR | 184 | Elected | | José Almeida | PR | 134 | | | Lazaro Umbelino de Oliveira | PR | 123 | | | Lidione Atanasio | PR | 56 | | | Francisco Felinto Fernandes | PT | 36 | | | Manoel Messias Sobrinho | PR | 9 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): Progressistas, União Brasil, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, União Brasil, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, União Brasil, União Brasil, Progressistas - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Progressistas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Podemos, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático - [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Liberal - October 5, 2008: list, list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Liberal, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Liberal, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Progressistas, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Liberal, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, Partido Liberal, Partido Liberal, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008 - [Triunfo Potiguar mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md) - [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2008-10-05-local.md) (11,123) ## Sources - [Resultados - 2008](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2008), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution ## On the ballot in Triunfo Potiguar - [2008 Triunfo Potiguar mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md) - 2008 Triunfo Potiguar Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/triunfo-potiguar/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.json.