# 2008 Riachão do Dantas municipal election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Sergipe](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se.md) / [Riachão do Dantas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas.md), October 5, 2008

Turnout: 12,936 of 15,330 registered voters (84.4%). −2.1 points since 2004.

## [Mayor of Riachão do Dantas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laelson Meneses da Silva | PT do B | 7,271 | 60.4% | Elected |
| Jose Lopes de Almeida | PDT | 4,715 | 39.2% |  |
| Nelson Araujo dos Santos | PMDB | 49 | 0.4% |  |

## [Municipal Chamber of Riachão do Dantas](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

PT do B won 3 of the 9 seats, with 36.0% of the vote.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido Trabalhista do Brasil | 4,340 | 36.0% | 3 |
| Partido da República | 1,670 | 13.9% | 2 |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 1,576 | 13.1% | 1 |
| Partido Popular Socialista | 1,467 | 12.2% | 1 |
| Partido Democrático Trabalhista | 1,113 | 9.2% | 1 |
| Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira | 830 | 6.9% |  |
| Partido Social Liberal | 648 | 5.4% | 1 |
| Partido Socialista Brasileiro | 406 | 3.4% |  |

## Contests

- [2008 Riachão do Dantas mayoral election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md)
- [2008 Riachão do Dantas Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/se/riachao-do-dantas/2008-10-05-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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