# 2008 Vera Cruz Municipal Chamber election [Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Vera Cruz](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz.md), October 5, 2008 PSB won 4 of the 9 seats, with 47.5% of the vote. Seats: PSB 4, PHS 2, PR 1, PPS 1, and DEM 1. | Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 3,314 | 47.5% | 4 | Elected | | Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 1,014 | 14.5% | 2 | Elected | | Partido da República | 730 | 10.5% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Popular Socialista | 365 | 5.2% | 1 | Elected | | Democratas | 343 | 4.9% | 1 | Elected | | Partido Verde | 320 | 4.6% | | | | Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 279 | 4.0% | | | | Progressistas | 246 | 3.5% | | | | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 236 | 3.4% | | | | Partido dos Trabalhadores | 98 | 1.4% | | | | Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 25 | 0.4% | | | | Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 7 | 0.1% | | | Valid votes: 6,977 Turnout: 96.6% (7,357 of 7,615 registered) ## Candidates by list 9 seats filled from open party lists, with each list's candidates ranked by personal votes ### Unidos por Vera Cruz 5,267 votes, 7 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cleonaldo Joaquim de Oliveira | PSB | 487 | Elected | | Maria Eliane Pinheiro da Silva | PSB | 468 | Elected | | José Alberto Nunes de Oliveira | PSB | 390 | Elected | | Edmilson Ferreira de Lima | PSB | 385 | Elected | | Mércio Cleiton de Sales | PPS | 358 | Elected | | Claudia Ferreira de Araujo | PR | 355 | Elected | | Francisco Caninde da Silva | DEM | 337 | Elected | | Francisco Sueudo Pereira Araújo | PSB | 307 | | | Antonia Andrade de Sales | PSB | 288 | | | João Maria da Paz | PSB | 286 | | | Josean Rodrigues de Moura | PSB | 282 | | | Sebastião Cândido de Sales | PTB | 276 | | | Glécia Macedo Vieira | PMDB | 226 | | | Francisco Jose da Rocha Junior | PR | 178 | | | Izabel Leandro de Moura | PSB | 148 | | | Francisca Carlos da Silva | PR | 105 | | | Luzia Maria de Paiva Tavares | PSB | 86 | | | Vanilson Nunes da Silva | PR | 70 | | ### Vera Cruz Liberdade e Trabalho 1,685 votes, 2 seats | Candidate | Party | Votes | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Marileide Pereira Paz Tavares de Freitas | PHS | 448 | Elected | | Carla Priscila de Souza | PHS | 367 | Elected | | Maria de Fatima Ferreira Lopes | PV | 307 | | | Alba Lucia Lima e Silva | PP | 229 | | | Ivone Ferreira Silva Braga de França | PHS | 83 | | | Enock de Freitas | PT | 50 | | | Manoel Martiniano da Silva | PT | 32 | | | Fabiano de Souza Cordeiro de Freitas | PRB | 5 | | ## This race in other years - [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md): União Brasil, Partido Social Democrático, list, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, União Brasil, Partido Social Democrático, União Brasil, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira, União Brasil, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, União Brasil - [November 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md): Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro - [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2016-10-02-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Patriota, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas - [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2012-10-07-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Liberal, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Social Democrático, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro - October 5, 2008: list, list, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Humanista da Solidariedade, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Humanista da Solidariedade, Cidadania, Partido Liberal, Democratas - [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2004-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Democratas, Democratas, Democratas, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Partido Socialista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Cidadania, Progressistas - [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2000-10-01-local/municipal-chamber.md): list, list, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Democratas, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira - [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/1996-10-03-local/municipal-chamber.md): Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas, Partido Democrático Trabalhista, Partido Progressista Brasileiro, Democratas ## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 5, 2008 - [Vera Cruz mayoral](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/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 Vera Cruz - [2008 Vera Cruz mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md) - 2008 Vera Cruz Municipal Chamber election Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/vera-cruz/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.json.