# 2008 Jaru municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rondônia](https://electionsarchive.com/br/ro.md) / [Jaru](https://electionsarchive.com/br/ro/jaru.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 30,600 of 39,344 registered voters (77.8%). −1.4 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Jaru](https://electionsarchive.com/br/ro/jaru/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jean Carlos dos Santos | PMDB | 11,517 | 40.2% | Elected |
| Sônia Cordeiro de Souza | PT | 8,275 | 28.9% |  |
| Carmivalda Gomes dos Santos Gon | PTB | 6,517 | 22.8% |  |
| Nelma Pereira Guedes Alves | PSDB | 1,297 | 4.5% |  |
| Otacil de Sal Sampaio | PP | 698 | 2.4% |  |
| Salomão Peixoto Cavalcante | PV | 312 | 1.1% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Jaru](https://electionsarchive.com/br/ro/jaru/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PMDB won 2 of the 10 seats, with 15.5% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 4,550 | 15.5% | 2 |
| Partido Social Cristão | 4,225 | 14.4% | 2 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 4,197 | 14.3% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 2,993 | 10.2% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 2,883 | 9.8% | 2 |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 1,705 | 5.8% |  |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,444 | 4.9% | 1 |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 1,349 | 4.6% |  |
| Progressistas | 1,336 | 4.6% |  |
| Partido da República | 1,214 | 4.1% |  |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 901 | 3.1% |  |
| Podemos | 830 | 2.8% |  |
| Democratas | 327 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Republicano Progressista | 327 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Verde | 312 | 1.1% |  |
| Partido Comunista do Brasil | 288 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 208 | 0.7% |  |
| Partido Humanista da Solidariedade | 143 | 0.5% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 95 | 0.3% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 16 | 0.1% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 2 | <0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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