2018 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election information
2018 Rio de Janeiro state election
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Gubernatorial election
Nominee
Wilson Witzel
Eduardo Paes
Party
PSC
DEM
Alliance
More Order, More Progress
Strength of Rio
Running mate
Cláudio Castro
Comte Bittencourt
Popular vote
4,675,355
3,134,400
Percentage
59.87%
40.13%
Candidate with the most votes per municipality in the 2nd round (92):
Wilson Witzel (89)
Eduardo Paes (3)
Governor before election
Francisco Dornelles (acting)
PP
Elected Governor
Wilson Witzel
PSC
Parliamentary election
Party
Leader
%
Seats
+/–
Legislative Assembly
PSL
Flávio Bolsonaro
15.62%
13
+11
DEM
Filipe Soares
7.09%
6
+6
MDB
Rafael Picciani
6.68%
5
−10
PSD
Jorge Felippe Neto
4.69%
3
−5
PT
Gilberto Palmares
4.53%
3
−3
Republicanos
Jucélia Freitas
4.33%
3
+1
PP
Dionisio Lins
3,14%
2
−2
PRP
Bruno Dauaire
2.80
2
+2
PHS
Marcos Muller
2.74%
2
+1
PSC
Márcio Pacheco
2.44%
2
+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
2018 Rio de Janeiro Senate election
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)
Candidate
Flávio Bolsonaro
Arolde de Oliveira
Cesar Maia
Party
PSL
PSD
DEM
Popular vote
4,380,418
2,382,265
2,327,634
Percentage
31.36%
17.06%
16.67%
Candidate with the most votes per municipality in the 1st round (92):
Flávio Bolsonaro (84)
César Maia (8)
Senators before election
Lindbergh Farias and Eduardo Lopes
PT and PRB
Elected Senators
Arolde de Oliveira and Flávio Bolsonaro
PSD and PSL
The Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election of October 2018 was for the election of the Governor and Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro and 70 State Deputies. People also voted for 2 of 3 Senators of the state representation in the Federal legislative power, with 45 federal deputies representatives of the Rio de Janeiro State. A second round was held after no candidate managed to secure more than 50% of the Governor votes.
The previous gubernatorial election in the state was held in October 2014. Supported by the Brazilian Democratic Movement, Luiz Fernando Pezão was re-elected in second round with 55.78% of the votes, against 44.22% of Marcelo Crivella.[1]
In the second round runoff, Wilson Witzel was elected Governor of Rio de Janeiro.
^de Andrade, Hanrrikson (26 October 2014). "Pezão é reeleito, e PMDB emplaca terceiro mandato à frente do governo do RJ" (in Portuguese). Uol. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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