2018 Ceará gubernatorial election

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Candidate  | Camilo Santana | General Theophilo
Party  | PT | PSDB
Running mate  | Izolda Cela
(PDT) | Emília Pessoa
(PSDB)
Popular vote  | 3,457,556 | 488,438
Percentage  | 79.96% | 11.30%

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Candidate with the most votes per municipality in the 1st round (184):
Camilo Santana (184)

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| Governor before election

Camilo Santana
Workers' Party

| Elected Governor

Camilo Santana
Workers' Party

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The 2018 Ceará state election was held on October 7, 2018 as part of the general elections in Brazil. Those from Ceará eligible to vote elected their representatives in the following proportion: 22 federal deputies, 2 senators, and 46 state deputies. [1]

The candidates for the state government were Camilo Santana (PT), General Theophilo (PSDB), Hélio Góis (PSL), Aílton Lopes (PSOL), and Francisco Gonzaga (PSTU). Camilo was reelected in the first round, with 79.96% of the votes, obtaining the highest percentage in history in a gubernatorial election in Ceará, overcoming the 1982 election results where Gonzaga Mota was elected with 70% of the votes in the first direct election since redemocratization.[2][3]

In the previous election, Camilo Santana from the Workers' Party (PT) defeated Eunício Oliveira from the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) in the second round. Camilo Santana received 53.35% of the votes, while Eunício received 46.65% of the votes.

## Electoral system

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### Gubernatorial election

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In general, the rules for the presidential elections are also applied to the state. The elections have two rounds, if none of the candidates reaches an absolute majority of the valid votes, a second round between the two most voted candidates happens. All candidates with executive positions should resign by April 7, in order to run.

### Senatorial election

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According to the planned rotation for the 2018 Senate elections, two seats for each state will be up for grabs for the 8-year term. The two candidates with the most votes are elected and there is no second round for legislative elections. The ticket of every candidate for the Federal Senate of Brazil must nominate at least two alternate candidates for senator, at least one of whom will assume the vacancy if the Incumbent Senator is licensed to take office as a Minister of State or State Secretary or in case of resignation to take office as a President, Governor, Mayor or their respective vices. The alternate senator also assumes the seat in cases of resignation of the Incumbent senator for personal reasons, death or revocation of the term.[4]

### Chamber of Deputies and Legislative Assembly elections

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The Chamber of Deputies and the Ceará State Legislative elections are held using open list proportional representation, with seats allocated using the Hare quota.

## Candidates

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### Governor

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Candidate for Governor  | Candidate for Vice Governor  | Electoral Number  | Coalition/Party

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Camilo Santana
Workers' Party (PT)  |  |  | Izolda Cela
Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | 13 | For a Stronger Ceará
(PT, PDT, PP, PSB, PR, PTB, DEM, PCdoB, PPS, PRP, PV, PMN, PPL, PATRI, PRTB, PMB)
Ailton Lopes
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)  |  |  | Carina Costa
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 50 | Left Socialist Front
(PSOL, PCB)
Francisco Gonzaga
United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)  |  |  | Reginaldo Ferreira
United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | 16 | No coalition
(PSTU)
General Theophilo
Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)  |  |  | Emília Pessoa
Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | 45 | It's Time To Change
(PSDB, PROS)
Hélio Góis
Social Liberal Party (PSL)  |  |  | Ninon Tauchmann
Social Liberal Party (PSL) | 17 | No coalition
(PSL)

Rejected candidacies

On September 4, 2018, the Regional Electoral Court of Ceará (TRE-CE) rejected the Statement of Regularity of Party Acts (SRPA) of the Workers' Cause Party (PCO) due to the absence of a regularly constituted directory in the State. Because of this, the candidacy of Mikaelton Carantino and the other candidates launched by the party in other positions were rejected.[5] At the end of the month, Carantino resigned to his candidacy and announced he was leaving the party. [6] His name, however, was included in the DRE voting machine.

Candidate for Governor  | Candidate for Vice Governor  | Electoral Number  | Coalition/Party

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Mikaelton Carantino
Workers' Cause Party (PCO)  |  |  | Lino Alves
Workers' Cause Party (PCO) | 29 | No coalition
(PCO)

### Senator

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Candidate for Senator  | Candidates for Alternate Senator  | Electoral Number  | Coalition/Party

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Cid Gomes
Democratic Labour Party (PDT)  |  |  | 1º: Prisco Bezerra (PDT)
2º: Júlio Ventura (PDT) | 123 | For a Stronger Ceará
(PT, PDT, PP, PSB, PR, PTB, DEM, PCdoB, PPS, PRP, PV, PMN, PPL, PATRI, PRTB, PMB)
Anna Karina
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)  |  |  | 1º: Ana Vládia (PSOL)
2º: Nercilda Rocha (PSOL) |

505

| Left Socialist Front
(PSOL, PCB)
Pastor Simões
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)  |  |  | 1º: Alexandre Uchôa (PSOL)
2º: Chiquinho do Tururu (PSOL) |

500

Dr.ª Mayra
Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)  |  |  | 1º: Rosenberg Freitas (PSDB)
2º: José Nilson (PSDB) |

456

| It's Time To Change
(PSDB, PROS)
Eduardo Girão
Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)  |  |  | 1º: Sargento Reginauro (PROS)
2º: Dr. Guimarães (PROS) |

900

Márcio Pinheiro
Social Liberal Party (PSL)  |  |  | 1º: Albino Oliveira (PSL)
2º: Inspetor Alberto (PSL) |

178

| No coalition
(PSL)
Pedro Ribeiro
Social Liberal Party (PSL)  |  |  | 1º: Dr. Wilson Matos (PSL)
2º: Fátima Ribeiro (PSL) |

177

Eunício Oliveira
Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)  |  |  | 1º: Jorge Rios (MDB)
2º: Alceu Barros (MDB) |

151

| The Strength of The People
(MDB, PHS, AVANTE, SD, PSD, PSC, PODE, PRB)
João Saraiva
Sustainability Network (REDE)  |  |  | 1º: Paulo Roberto (REDE)
2º: Prof. Pedro Jorge (REDE) |

180

| No coalition
(REDE)

Rejected candidacies

On August 27, 2018, the Regional Electoral Court of Ceará (TRE-CE) rejected the candidacy of José Alberto Bardawil on the grounds that "the applicant was not chosen at a convention and presented only one candidate as an alternate senator", in this case, his own brother Walter Bardawil.[7] The party he was affiliated with, Podemos (PODE), had already launched Eunício Oliveira in a majority coalition with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB).[8] Subsequently, Bardawil announces his resignation from the candidacy. Like the candidate for governor by the Workers' Cause Party (PCO), Mikaelton Carantino, the candidacy of Alexandre Barroso was also rejected by the TRE-CE.[9] Despite the rejections, the names of Barroso and Burns were included in the DRE voting machine.

Candidate for Senator  | Candidate for Alternate Senator  | Electoral Number  | Coalition/Party

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Alberto Bardawil
Podemos (PODE)  |  |  | 1º: Walter Bardawil (PODE)[a] |

190

| The Strength of The People
(MDB, PHS, AVANTE, SD, PSD, PSC, PODE, PRB)
Alexandre Barroso
Workers' Cause Party (PCO)  |  |  | 1º: Ronald Medeiros (PCO)
2º: Patrícia Braga (PCO) |

290

| No coalition
(PCO)
Geraldo Magela Filho
United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)  |  |  | 1º: Roberto da Paz (PSTU)
2º: Maximiano Moura (PSTU) |

160

| No coalition
(PSTU)
Robert Burns
Christian Labour Party (PTC)  |  |  | 1º: Nonatinho de Freitas (PTC)
2º: Raimunda Gomes (PTC) |

360

| No coalition
(PTC)

## Results

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### Government of Ceará

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Candidate  | Party  | Running mate  | Party  | First round

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Votes  | %
| Camilo Santana | PT | Izolda Cela | PDT | 3.457.556 | 79,96%
| General Theophilo  | PSDB | Emília Pessoa | PSDB | 488.438  | 11,30%
| Hélio Góis  | PSL | Ninon Tauchmann | PSL | 282.456  | 6,53%
| Ailton Lopes  | PSOL | Carina Costa | PSOL | 90.611  | 2,10%
| Francisco Gonzaga  | PSTU | Reginaldo Ferreira | PSTU | 5.060  | 0,12%
| Mikaelton Carantino[b] | PCO | Lino Alves | PCO | 0  | 0%
Invalid/blank votes  | 919.369  | –
Cancelled votes  | 694  | –
Total[10] | 4.324.121 | 68,16%
Registered voters/turnout[11] | 6.344.483  | 100%

### Federal Senate

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Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | %

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| Cid Gomes | PDT | 3.228.533 | 41,62%
| Eduardo Girão | PROS | 1.325.786 | 17,09%
| Eunício Oliveira | MDB | 1.313.793  | 16,93%
| Dr.ª Mayra  | PSDB | 882.019  | 11,37%
| Pastor Pedro Ribeiro  | PSL | 334.561  | 4,31%
| Anna Karina  | PSOL | 316.922  | 4,09%
| Dr. Márcio Pinheiro  | PSL | 183.949  | 2,37%
| Pastor Simões  | PSOL | 150.644  | 1,94%
| João Saraiva  | REDE | 21.654  | 0,28%
| Robert Burns[c] | PTC | 0  | 0%
| Alexandre Barroso[d] | PCO | 0  | 0%
Invalid/blank votes  | 2.729.119  | –
Cancelled votes  | 25.144  | –
Total[12] | 7.757.861 | 68,16%
Registered voters/turnout[11] | 6.344.483  | 100%
Source: UOL

## Notes

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1. ^ There was only one alternate senator on the ticket.
2. ^ He received 694 votes, which were considered null for the vote counting due to the rejection of his candidacy.
3. ^ He received 13.751 votes, which were considered null for the vote counting due to the rejection of his candidacy.
4. ^ He received 11.393 votes, which were considered null for the vote counting due to the rejection of his candidacy.

## See also

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* Brazilian general elections, 2018
* 2014 Ceará gubernatorial election
* Elections in Brazil

## References

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3. ^ "Eleições 2018: Camilo Santana se reelege para o governo do Ceará". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-10-07. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
4. ^ de Santa Catarina, Tribunal Regional Eleitoral (28 July 2011). "Regras de suplência de senador podem ser mudadas na reforma política". Jusbrasil. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
5. ^ "Mikaelton Carantino desiste de disputar o governo - Política". Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
6. ^ "Mikaelton Carantino renuncia e está fora da disputa pelo Governo do Ceará |" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
7. ^ disse, Flaviano (2018-08-27). "TRE-CE indefere candidatura de José Alberto Bardawil ao Senado". Política (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-23.
8. ^ "TRE registra 866 pedidos de candidaturas". O Povo. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
9. ^ "Mikaelton Carantino desiste de disputar o governo - Política". Diário do Nordeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
10. ^ "Apuração de votos e resultado das Eleições 2018 CE: Governador eleito". UOL Eleições 2018. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
11. ^ a b "Estatísticas do eleitoral - Tribunal Superior Eleitoral". TSE - Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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