2018 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election

2018 Rio de Janeiro state election

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| ← 2014 | 7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) (first round)
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) (second round) | 2022 →

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Gubernatorial election

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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%

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Candidate with the most votes per municipality in the 2nd round (92):

*       Wilson Witzel (89)
*       Eduardo Paes (3)

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| Governor before election

Francisco Dornelles (acting)

| Elected Governor

Wilson Witzel
PSC

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Parliamentary election

| Party  | Leader  | Vote %  | Seats  | +/–

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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

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|  | 7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) |

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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%

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Candidate with the most votes per municipality in the 1st round (92):

*       Flávio Bolsonaro (84)
*       César Maia (8)

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| Senators before election

Lindbergh Farias and Eduardo Lopes
PT and PRB

| Elected Senators

Arolde de Oliveira and Flávio Bolsonaro
PSD and PSL

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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.

## Gubernatorial candidates

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### Candidates in runoff

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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

* Social Christian Party (PSC)
* Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)

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Democrats (DEM)

Eduardo Paes | Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
(2009–2017) |  |
Popular Socialist Party (PPS)  |
Comte Bittencourt | Strength of Rio

* Democrats (DEM)
* Popular Socialist Party (PPS)
* Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
* Progressistas (PP)
* Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)
* Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
* Solidariedade
* Green Party (PV)
* Christian Democracy (DC)
* Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)
* Avante
* Party of National Mobilization (PMN)

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### Candidates failing to make runoff

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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

* Democratic Labour Party (PDT)
* Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)

| 12

Workers' Party (PT)

Marcia Tiburi | Philosopher, plastic artist, university professor and writer  |  |
Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)  | Leonardo Giordano | Popular Front

* Workers' Party (PT)
* Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)

| 13

United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)

Dayse Oliveira | Teacher and political militant  |  |

United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)

| 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

* Podemos (PODE)
* Party of the Republic (PR)
* Sustainability Network (REDE)
* Free Fatherland Party (PPL)

| 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

* Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
* Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)

| 50

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Indio da Costa | Member of the Chamber of Deputies
(2015–2019) |  |

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Zaqueu Teixeira | —  | 55

### Candidacies denied

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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

* Progressive Republican Party (PRP)
* Brazilian Republican Party (PRB)
* Christian Labour Party (PTC)
* Patriota (PATRI)

| 44

### Declined candidates

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* Paulo Hartung (MDB) - Governor of Espírito Santo 2003–2011 and since 2015; Senator for Espírito Santo 1999–2002; Mayor of Vitória 1993–1997; Federal Deputy from Espírito Santo 1987–1991; State Deputy of Espírito Santo 1983–1987.[2]
* Marcelo Crivella (PRB) - Mayor of Rio de Janeiro since 2017; Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture 2012–2014; Senator for Rio de Janeiro 2003–2016. Candidate for Governor of Rio de Janeiro in 2006 and 2014.[3]
* Sérgio Besserman Vianna \- President of IBGE 1999–2003.[4]
* Omar Peres (PDT) - businessman. Candidate for Mayor of Juiz de Fora in 2008.[5]
* Rodrigo Neves (PDT) - Mayor of Niterói since 2013; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2007–2013; City Councillor of Niterói 1997–2007.[6]
* Cesar Maia (DEM) - City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro since 2013; Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 1993–1997, 2001–2009; Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1987–1992. Candidate for Senator in 2010 and 2014.[7]
* Bernardo Rezende (NOVO) - Brazil men's national volleyball team coach 2001–2017.[8]
* Eduardo Bandeira de Mello \- President of Flamengo Rowing Club since 2013.[9]
* Celso Amorim (PT) - Minister of Defence 2011–2015; Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993–1995, 2003–2011.[10]
* Miro Teixeira (REDE) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro since 1987, 1971–1983; Minister of Communications 2003–2004.
* Chico Alencar (PSOL) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro.
* Vinícius Farah (MDB) - Mayor of Três Rios 2009–2017; Vice Mayor of Três Rios 2005–2009.
* Rubem Cesar Fernandes (PPS) - Director of Viva Rio.[11]
* Mendelssohn Kieling (PMB) - Prosecutor of justice.[12]
* Leonardo Giordano (PCdoB) - City Councillor of Niterói since 2009.[13]

* Governor of Espírito Santo
Paulo Hartung (MDB)
from Guaçuí

* Mayor of Rio de Janeiro
Marcelo Crivella (PRB)
from Rio de Janeiro

* Former President of IBGE
Sérgio Besserman Vianna
from Rio de Janeiro

* City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro
Cesar Maia (DEM)
from Rio de Janeiro

* Former Brazil's volleyball team coach
Bernardo Rezende (NOVO)
from Rio de Janeiro

* President of Flamengo
Eduardo Bandeira de Mello
from Rio de Janeiro

* Mayor of Niterói
Rodrigo Neves (PDT)
from São Gonçalo

* Former Minister of Defence
Celso Amorim (PT)
from Santos

* Federal Deputy
Miro Teixeira (REDE)
from Rio de Janeiro

* Federal Deputy
Chico Alencar (PSOL)
from Rio de Janeiro

* Director of the Viva Rio
Rubem Cesar (PPS)
from Rio de Janeiro

* City Councillor of Niterói
Leonardo Giordano (PCdoB)
from Niterói

## Debates

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### Governor

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2018 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election debates

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

## Opinion polls

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### Governor

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#### First round

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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

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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%

#### Second round

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Pollster/client(s)  | Date(s)
conducted  | Sample
size  | Witzel
PSC | Paes
DEM | Pezão
PMDB | Crivella
PRB | Abst.
Undec.  | Lead

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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%

### Senator

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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%

## Senate elections

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### Confirmed candidates

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Party  | Candidate  | Most relevant political office or occupation  | Party  | Candidates for Alternate Senators  | Coalition  | Electoral number

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Brazilian Republican Party (PRB)

Eduardo Lopes | Senator for Rio de Janeiro
(2017–2019) |  |

Brazilian Republican Party (PRB)

| 1st alternate senator:
Jane Crivella  | For the People to be Happy Again

* Progressive Republican Party (PRP)
* Brazilian Republican Party (PRB)
* Christian Labour Party (PTC)
* Patriota (PATRI)

| 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

* Democratic Labour Party (PDT)
* Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)

| 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

* Workers' Party (PT)
* Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB)

| 131
2nd alternate senator:
Anazir Oliveira

United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)

Samantha Guedes | Political militant  |  |

United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)

| 1st alternate senator:
Juzerley Assunção  | —  | 160
2nd alternate senator:
Maria Elisa Guimarães

United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)

Cyro Garcia | Member of the Chamber of Deputies
(1992–1993) |  |

United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)

| 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

* Podemos (PODE)
* Party of the Republic (PR)
* Sustainability Network (REDE)
* Free Fatherland Party (PPL)

| 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

* Social Christian Party (PSC)
* Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)

| 200
2nd alternate senator:
Laercio de Almeida

Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)

| Founder of Classist Unity and member of PCB women's wing  |  |

Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)

| 1st alternate senator:
Valmiria Guida  | Change is Possible

* Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
* Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)

| 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

* Democrats (DEM)
* Popular Socialist Party (PPS)
* Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)
* Progressistas (PP)
* Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)
* Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)
* Solidariedade
* Green Party (PV)
* Christian Democracy (DC)
* Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)
* Avante
* Party of National Mobilization (PMN)

| 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

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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

## Results

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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]

### Governor

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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

| Popular vote (first round)

|  |
Witzel |

| 41.28%
Paes |

| 19.56%
Motta |

| 10.72%
Romário |

| 8.70%
Fernandes |

| 6.11%
Indio |

| 5.95%
Tiburi |

| 5.85%
Others |

| 1.83%

| Popular vote (second round)

|  |
Witzel |

| 59.87%
Paes |

| 40.13%

### Senator

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

|
|
|

| 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

| Popular vote

|  |
Bolsonaro |

| 31.36%
Oliveira |

| 17.06%
Maia |

| 16.67%
Farias |

| 10.17%
Alencar |

| 9.17%
Lopes |

| 3.64%
Teixeira |

| 3.09%
Others |

| 8.85%

### Chamber of Deputies

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

|
|
|
|

| Social Liberal Party| 1,712,541| 22.18| 12| 12
| Socialism and Liberty Party| 644,641| 8.35| 4| 1
| Social Democratic Party| 524,608| 6.79| 3| 3
| Democrats| 520,033| 6.74| 4| 3
| Brazilian Democratic Movement| 449,251| 5.82| 3| 5
| Brazilian Republican Party| 405,665| 5.25| 2|
| Brazilian Socialist Party| 284,069| 3.68| 1|
| Workers' Party| 275,205| 3.56| 1| 4
| Party of the Republic| 269,089| 3.49| 2|
| Progressistas| 264,188| 3.42| 2|
| Democratic Labour Party| 236,020| 3.06| 2| 1
| Social Christian Party| 205,694| 2.66| 1| 1
| New Party| 201,281| 2.61| 1| New
| Progressive Republican Party| 170,136| 2.20| 1|
| Solidariedade| 161,531| 2.09| 1| 1
| Humanist Party of Solidarity| 139,147| 1.80| 1| 1
| Brazilian Social Democracy Party| 135,133| 1.75| 0| 1
| Christian Democracy| 134,486| 1.74| 1|
| Avante| 130,882| 1.70| 1| 1
| Brazilian Labour Renewal Party| 105,490| 1.37| 0|
| Popular Socialist Party| 94,281| 1.22| 1| 1
| Communist Party of Brazil| 89,396| 1.16| 1|
| Sustainability Network| 82,437| 1.07| 0| New
| Podemos| 75,268| 0.97| 0|
| Brazilian Woman's Party| 75,113| 0.97| 0| New
| Brazilian Labour Party| 74,038| 0.96| 0| 2
| Patriota| 73,111| 0.95| 0|
| Republican Party of the Social Order| 72,580| 0.94| 1| 1
| Christian Labour Party| 56,296| 0.73| 0|
| Green Party| 21,671| 0.28| 0|
| Party of National Mobilization| 16,548| 0.21| 0|
| Free Fatherland Party| 14,492| 0.19| 0|
| Brazilian Communist Party| 4,693| 0.06| 0|
| United Socialist Workers' Party| 1,756| 0.02| 0|
Total| 7,720,770| 100.00| 46| –
Valid votes| 7,720,770| 81.49|
Invalid votes| 1,120,225| 11.82|
Blank votes| 633,446| 6.69|
Total votes| 9,474,441| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 12,401,199| 76.40|
Source: UOL

### Legislative Assembly

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

|
|
|
|

| Social Liberal Party| 1,204,808| 15.62| 13| 11
| Democrats| 546,433| 7.09| 6| 6
| Brazilian Democratic Movement| 515,469| 6.68| 5| 10
| Socialism and Liberty Party| 489,151| 6.34| 5|
| Social Democratic Party| 361,440| 4.69| 3| 5
| Democratic Labour Party| 349,499| 4.53| 3|
| Workers' Party| 349,202| 4.53| 3| 3
| Brazilian Republican Party| 333,668| 4.33| 3| 1
| Solidariedade| 301,583| 3.91| 3|
| Progressistas| 242,374| 3.14| 2| 2
| Brazilian Social Democracy Party| 230,882| 2.99| 2|
| Progressive Republican Party| 215,894| 2.80| 2| 2
| Humanist Party of Solidarity| 211,225| 2.74| 2| 1
| New Party| 208,572| 2.70| 2| New
| Social Christian Party| 187,775| 2.44| 2|
| Brazilian Labour Renewal Party| 180,198| 2.34| 1|
| Avante| 173,006| 2.24| 1|
| Brazilian Socialist Party| 165,872| 2.15| 1|
| Christian Labour Party| 151,657| 1.97| 1|
| Patriota| 142,300| 1.85| 1| 1
| Communist Party of Brazil| 140,369| 1.82| 1|
| Christian Democracy| 132,788| 1.72| 2| 1
| Party of the Republic| 130,382| 1.69| 1| 6
| Brazilian Woman's Party| 130,331| 1.69| 1| New
| Republican Party of the Social Order| 123,819| 1.61| 1|
| Popular Socialist Party| 112,517| 1.46| 1| 1
| Brazilian Labour Party| 109,698| 1.42| 1| 1
| Podemos| 106,514| 1.38| 1|
| Party of National Mobilization| 57,252| 0.74| 0|
| Green Party| 52,770| 0.68| 0|
| Sustainability Network| 27,223| 0.35| 0| New
| Free Fatherland Party| 16,734| 0.22| 0|
| Brazilian Communist Party| 6,382| 0.08| 0|
| United Socialist Workers' Party| 3,426| 0.04| 0|
Total| 7,711,213| 100.00| 70| –
Valid votes| 7,711,213| 81.39|
Invalid votes| 1,134,456| 11.97|
Blank votes| 628,772| 6.64|
Total votes| 9,474,441| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 12,401,199| 76.40|
Source: UOL

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