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Candidate with the most votes per municipality in the 1st round (92):
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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.
Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Running mate | Coalition | Electoral number | ||
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Social Christian Party (PSC) |
Wilson Witzel |
Federal judge of the 2nd Region (2001–2018) |
Social Christian Party (PSC) |
Cláudio Castro |
More Order, More Progress | 20 | ||
Democrats (DEM) |
Eduardo Paes |
Mayor of Rio de Janeiro (2009–2017) |
Popular Socialist Party (PPS) |
Comte Bittencourt |
Strength of Rio
|
25 |
Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Running mate | Coalition | Electoral number | ||
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Democratic Labour Party (PDT) |
Pedro Fernandes Neto |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (2007–2019) |
Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) | Gláucio Julianelli |
Renew to Change
|
12 | ||
Workers' Party (PT) |
Marcia Tiburi |
Philosopher, plastic artist, university professor and writer | Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) |
Leonardo Giordano | Popular Front
|
13 | ||
Dayse Oliveira |
Teacher and political militant | Pedro Villas-Bôas | — | 16 | ||||
Podemos (PODE) |
Romário Faria |
Senator for Rio de Janeiro (2015–present) |
Party of the Republic (PR) |
Marcelo Delaroli |
The Strength that Comes from the People
|
19 | ||
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | André Monteiro |
Warrant Officer of the Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | Jonas Licurgo | — | 28 | ||
New Party (NOVO) |
Marcelo Trindade |
Lawyer and professor |
New Party (NOVO) |
Carmen Migueles | — | 30 | ||
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) |
Tarcísio Motta |
Member of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro (2017–2023) |
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) |
Ivanete Silva | Change is Possible
|
50 | ||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
Indio da Costa |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2015–2019) |
Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
Zaqueu Teixeira |
— | 55 |
Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Running mate | Coalition | Electoral number | ||
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Workers' Cause Party (PCO) |
Luiz Eugênio |
Metal worker |
Workers' Cause Party (PCO) |
Joaquim Nogueira | — | 29 | ||
Progressive Republican Party (PRP) | Anthony Garotinho |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2011–2015) |
Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) | Leide Duarte | For the People to be Happy Again
|
44 |
2018 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election debates | |||||||||||
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No. | Date | Hosts | Moderators | Participants | |||||||
Key: P Present A Absent N Not invited Out Out of the election |
PSC | DEM | PSOL | PODE | PDT | PSD | PT | PRP | |||
Witzel | Paes | Motta | Romário | Fernandes | Indio | Tiburi | Garotinho | ||||
1.1 | Thursday, 16 August 2018 | Rede Bandeirantes | Rodolfo Schneider | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
1.2 | Tuesday, 28 August 2018 | O Globo, Jornal Extra, Época, Estácio | Ancelmo Gois, Berenice Seara | N | P | P | A | N | P | N | P |
1.3 | Wednesday, 19 September 2018 | SBT, Folha, UOL | Isabele Benito | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
1.4 | Friday, 28 September 2018 | RecordTV, R7 | Janine Borba | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Out |
1.5 | Tuesday, 2 October 2018 | Rede Globo, G1 | Ana Paula Araújo | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | Out |
2.1 | Wednesday, 17 October 2018 | O Globo, Jornal Extra, Época | Berenice Seara | P | P | Out | |||||
2.2 | Thursday, 18 October 2018 | Rede Bandeirantes | Rodolfo Schneider | P | P | ||||||
2.3 | Friday, 19 October 2018 | RecordTV, R7 | Janine Borba | P | P | ||||||
2.4 | Monday, 22 October 2022 | CBN, G1 | Bianca Santos | P | P | ||||||
2.5 | Tuesday, 23 October 2022 | SBT, Folha, UOL, Super Rádio Tupi | Isabele Benito | P | P | ||||||
2.6 | Thursday, 25 October 2018 | Rede Globo, G1 | Ana Paula Araújo | P | P |
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted |
Sample size |
Paes DEM |
Romário PODE |
Garotinho PRP/PR |
Motta PSOL |
Indio PSD |
Fernandes PDT |
Witzel PSC |
Pezão PMDB |
Crivella PRB |
Others | Abst. Undec. |
Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 election | 7 Oct | – | 19.56% | 8.70% | – | 10.72% | 5.95% | 6.11% | 41.28% | – | – | 7.68% | 19.34% | 21.72% |
Datafolha | 5–6 Oct | 2,667 | 23% | 15% | – | 10% | 11% | 5% | 14% | – | – | 5% | 14% | 8% |
Ibope | 4–6 Oct | 2,002 | 26% | 17% | – | 7% | 10% | 5% | 10% | – | – | 8% | 17% | 9% |
Datafolha | 3–4 Oct | 1,484 | 24% | 16% | – | 9% | 10% | 6% | 10% | – | – | 8% | 18% | 8% |
Ibope | 30 Sep–2 Oct | 2,002 | 26% | 19% | – | 6% | 10% | 3% | 7% | – | – | 10% | 20% | 7% |
27 Sep | The Superior Electoral Court bans Anthony Garotinho from running in the 2018 elections | |||||||||||||
Datafolha | 26–28 Sep | 1,414 | 25% | 14% | 15% | 6% | 8% | 2% | 4% | – | – | 6% | 19% | 10% |
Ibope | 22–24 Sep | 1,512 | 24% | 16% | 16% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 4% | – | – | 7% | 22% | 8% |
Datafolha | 18–19 Sep | 1,358 | 22% | 14% | 12% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 4% | – | – | 5% | 27% | 8% |
Ibope | 4–10 Sep | 1,204 | 23% | 20% | 12% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 1% | – | – | 5% | 29% | 3% |
Datafolha | 4–6 Sep | 1,357 | 24% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 3% | 1% | – | – | 5% | 30% | 10% |
Datafolha | 20–21 Aug | 1,322 | 18% | 16% | 12% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 1% | – | – | 7% | 33% | 2% |
Ibope | 17–20 Aug | 1,204 | 12% | 14% | 12% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 1% | – | – | 5% | 46% | 2% |
2014 election | 5 Oct 2014 | – | – | – | 19.73% | 8.92% | – | – | – | 40.57% | 20.26% | 10.53% | 17.56% | 20.31% |
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted |
Sample size |
Witzel PSC |
Paes DEM |
Pezão PMDB |
Crivella PRB |
Abst. Undec. |
Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 election | 28 Oct | – | 59.87% | 40.13% | – | – | 17.06% | 19.74% |
Datafolha | 26–27 Oct | 3,008 | 44% | 40% | – | – | 16% | 4% |
Ibope | 25–27 Oct | 2,002 | 45% | 38% | – | – | 17% | 7% |
Datafolha | 24–25 Oct | 1,481 | 47% | 37% | – | – | 17% | 10% |
Ibope | 20–23 Oct | 1,512 | 48% | 38% | – | – | 14% | 10% |
Datafolha | 17–18 Oct | 1,484 | 50% | 33% | – | – | 17% | 17% |
Ibope | 15–17 Oct | 1,512 | 51% | 34% | – | – | 14% | 17% |
2014 election | 26 Oct | – | – | – | 55.78% | 44.22% | 17.5% | 11.56% |
Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted |
Sample size |
Maia DEM |
Farias PT |
Bolsonaro PSL |
Alencar PSOL |
Teixeira REDE |
Pereira PSC |
Oliveira PSD |
Lopes PRB |
Crivella PRB |
Picciani PMDB |
Others | Abst. Undec. (1st seat) |
Abst. Undec. (2nd seat) |
Lead |
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2018 election | 7 Oct | – | 16.67% | 10.17% | 31.36% | 9.17% | 3.09% | 2.58% | 17.06% | 3.64% | – | – | 6.27% | 26.29% | 14.30% | |
Datafolha | 3–4 Oct | 1,542 | 29% | 20% | 30% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 3% | – | – | 18% | 21% | 34% | 1% |
Ibope | 30 Sep–2 Oct | 2,002 | 27% | 22% | 26% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 4% | – | – | 22% | 16% | 25% | 1% |
Datafolha | 26–28 Sep | 1,414 | 26% | 22% | 25% | 14% | 11% | 6% | 9% | 4% | – | – | 18% | 24% | 40% | 1% |
Ibope | 22–24 Sep | 1,512 | 27% | 19% | 22% | 11% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 3% | – | – | 20% | 18% | 26% | 5% |
Datafolha | 18–19 Sep | 1,358 | 24% | 21% | 26% | 12% | 11% | 7% | 8% | 4% | – | – | 19% | 46% | 26% | 2% |
Ibope | 7–9 Sep | 1,204 | 22% | 15% | 19% | 11% | 9% | 7% | 4% | – | – | – | 18% | 27% | 37% | 3% |
Paraná Pesquisas | 25–30 Aug | 1,860 | 15.7% | 14.1% | 19.7% | 11.3% | 8.5% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 4.1% | – | – | 11.4% | 34.2% | 4% | |
RealTime Big Data | 10–12 Aug | 2,000 | 15% | 10% | 24% | 14% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 7% | – | – | 5% | 12% | 9% | |
2010 election | 3 Oct | – | 11.06% | 28.65% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22.66% | 20.73% | 16.91% | 23.18% | 5.99% |
Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Candidates for Alternate Senators | Coalition | Electoral number | ||
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Eduardo Lopes |
Senator for Rio de Janeiro (2017–2019) |
1st alternate senator: Jane Crivella |
For the People to be Happy Again
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100 | ||||
Christian Labour Party (PTC) |
2nd alternate senator: Luiz Guedes Junior | |||||||
Patriota (PATRI) |
Walter Cristie |
Theology, pastor and entrepreneur | Progressive Republican Party (PRP) | 1st alternate senator: Carla Jordes |
511 | |||
2nd alternate senator: Mauro Cunha | ||||||||
Democratic Labour Party (PDT) |
José Bonifácio |
Democratic Labour Party (PDT) |
1st alternate senator: Maria José Lagte |
Renew to Change
|
123 | |||
2nd alternate senator: Alice Alves | ||||||||
Workers' Party (PT) |
Lindbergh Farias |
Senator for Rio de Janeiro (2011–2019) |
Workers' Party (PT) |
1st alternate senator: Edinho Silva |
Popular Front
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131 | ||
2nd alternate senator: Anazir Oliveira | ||||||||
Samantha Guedes |
Political militant | 1st alternate senator: Juzerley Assunção |
— | 160 | ||||
2nd alternate senator: Maria Elisa Guimarães | ||||||||
Cyro Garcia |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1992–1993) |
1st alternate senator: Julia Eberhardt |
161 | |||||
2nd alternate senator: Sérgio Perdigão | ||||||||
Social Liberal Party (PSL) |
Flávio Bolsonaro |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (2003–2019) |
Social Liberal Party (PSL) |
1st alternate senator: Paulo Marinho |
— | 177 | ||
2nd alternate senator: Leonardo Rodrigues | ||||||||
Sustainability Network (REDE) |
Miro Teixeira |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1987–) |
Sustainability Network (REDE) |
1st alternate senator: Sônia Rabello |
The Strength that Comes from the People
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188 | ||
2nd alternate senator: Valéria Tatsch | ||||||||
Social Christian Party (PSC) |
Everaldo Pereira |
PSC National President (2015–2023) |
Social Christian Party (PSC) |
1st alternate senator: Donizete Pereira |
More Order, More Progress | 200 | ||
2nd alternate senator: Laercio de Almeida | ||||||||
Founder of Classist Unity and member of PCB women's wing | 1st alternate senator: Valmiria Guida |
Change is Possible
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211 | |||||
2nd alternate senator: Ricardo Pinheiro | ||||||||
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) |
Chico Alencar |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2003–2019) |
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) |
1st alternate senator: Vanderleia Aguiar |
500 | |||
2nd alternate senator: Dodora Mota | ||||||||
Democrats (DEM) |
Cesar Maia |
Member of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro (2013–present) |
Democrats (DEM) |
1st alternate senator: Sergio Zveiter |
Strength of Rio
|
255 | ||
Progressistas (PP) |
2nd alternate senator: Alice Tamborindeguy | |||||||
Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Aspásia Camargo |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro (2011–2015) |
Progressistas (PP) |
1st alternate senator: Marco Magalhães |
455 | |||
Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) |
2nd alternate senator: Jorge Rodino | |||||||
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | Mattos Nascimento | Evangelical singer and songwriter | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | 1st alternate senator: Felipe Pereira |
— | 281 | ||
2nd alternate senator: Djamim Ferreira | ||||||||
Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB) | Gabrielle Burcci | Entrepreneur | Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB) | 1st alternate senator: Sidclei Bernardo |
— | 355 | ||
2nd alternate senator: Silvio Mallet | ||||||||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
Arolde de Oliveira |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1984–2019) |
Social Democratic Party (PSD) |
1st alternate senator: Carlos Portinho |
— | 555 | ||
2nd alternate senator: Renata Guerra |
Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Candidates for Alternate Senators | Coalition | Electoral number | ||
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Workers' Cause Party (PCO) |
Fernando Fagundes | University professor |
Workers' Cause Party (PCO) |
1st alternate senator: José Márcio Tavares |
— | 290 | ||
2nd alternate senator: Carlos Guida |
PSC candidate Wilson Witzel secured 39 percent of the vote in the October 7.[16] His nearest rival, DEM candidate Eduardo Paes, secured 21% of the vote.[16] Both advanced to a second round runoff which was held on October 28. In the runoff, Witzel won the election after securing 59.87% of the vote to Paes' 40.13%[17]
Candidate | Running mate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
Wilson Witzel | Cláudio Castro | PSC | 3,154,771 | 41.28 | 4,675,355 | 59.87 | |
Eduardo Paes | Comte Bittencourt (PPS) | DEM | 1,494,831 | 19.56 | 3,134,400 | 40.13 | |
Tarcísio Motta | Ivanete Silva | PSOL | 819,248 | 10.72 | |||
Romário Faria | Marcelo Delaroli (PR) | PODE | 664,511 | 8.70 | |||
Pedro Fernandes | Gláucio Julianelli (PSB) | PDT | 466,954 | 6.11 | |||
Indio da Costa | Zaqueu Teixeira | PSD | 454,928 | 5.95 | |||
Marcia Tiburi | Leonardo Giordano (PCdoB) | PT | 447,376 | 5.85 | |||
Marcelo Trindade | Carmen Migueles | NOVO | 86,820 | 1.14 | |||
Anthony Garotinho | Leide Duarte (PRB) | PRP | 84,187 | ||||
André Monteiro | Jonas Licurgo | PRTB | 35,327 | 0.46 | |||
Dayse Oliveira | Pedro Villas-Bôas | PSTU | 17,499 | 0.23 | |||
Luiz Eugênio | Joaquim Nogueira Neto | PCO | 2,863 | ||||
Total | 7,642,265 | 100.00 | 7,809,755 | 100.00 | |||
Valid votes | 7,642,265 | 79.93 | 7,809,755 | 82.94 | |||
Invalid votes | 1,379,451 | 14.43 | 1,259,983 | 13.38 | |||
Blank votes | 539,865 | 5.65 | 346,970 | 3.68 | |||
Total votes | 9,561,581 | 100.00 | 9,416,708 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,401,199 | 77.10 | 12,401,199 | 75.93 | |||
PSC gain from PP |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Flávio Bolsonaro | PSL | 4,380,418 | 31.36 | |
Arolde de Oliveira | PSD | 2,382,265 | 17.06 | |
Cesar Maia | DEM | 2,327,634 | 16.67 | |
Lindbergh Farias (incumbent) | PT | 1,419,676 | 10.17 | |
Chico Alencar | PSOL | 1,281,373 | 9.17 | |
Eduardo Lopes (incumbent) | PRB | 507,850 | 3.64 | |
Miro Teixeira | REDE | 430,893 | 3.09 | |
Everaldo Pereira | PSC | 360,688 | 2.58 | |
José Bonifácio | PDT | 313,265 | 2.24 | |
Aspásia Camargo | PSDB | 248,868 | 1.78 | |
Mattos Nascimento | PRTB | 173,968 | 1.25 | |
Marta Barçante | PCB | 52,734 | 0.38 | |
Cyro Garcia | PSTU | 45,588 | 0.33 | |
Gabrielle Burcci | PMB | 27,081 | 0.19 | |
Walter Cristie | PATRI | 23,803 | ||
Samantha Guedes | PSTU | 13,680 | 0.10 | |
Fernando Fagundes | PCO | 8,816 | ||
Total | 13,965,981 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 13,965,981 | 73.58 | ||
Invalid votes | 3,326,409 | 17.52 | ||
Blank votes | 1,689,111 | 8.90 | ||
Total votes | 18,981,501 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,401,199 | 153.06 | ||
PSL gain from PT | ||||
PSD gain from PRB |