# 2008 Arauá municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Sergipe](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se.md) / [Arauá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 7,406 of 8,557 registered voters (86.5%). +0.82 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Arauá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ana Helena Andrade Costa | PMDB | 3,618 | 52.0% | Elected |
| Alair Cristina Cardoso Alves Ribeiro | PSB | 3,337 | 48.0% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Arauá](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/araua/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PSB won 3 of the 9 seats, with 29.1% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 2,062 | 29.1% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 949 | 13.4% | 1 |
| Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro | 794 | 11.2% | 1 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 714 | 10.1% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 483 | 6.8% | 1 |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 411 | 5.8% |  |
| Partido Renovador Trabalhista Brasileiro | 401 | 5.7% | 1 |
| Progressistas | 384 | 5.4% | 1 |
| Democratas | 320 | 4.5% |  |
| Partido Social Democrata Cristão | 261 | 3.7% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Cristão | 103 | 1.5% |  |
| Partido Republicano Brasileiro | 74 | 1.0% |  |
| Partido Social Cristão | 58 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido da Mobilização Nacional | 58 | 0.8% |  |
| Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro | 7 | 0.1% |  |

## Contests

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

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