2014 Piauí gubernatorial election

The Piauí gubernatorial election will be held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next Governor of the state of Piauí. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election will be held on 26 October.[1] Governor Moraes Souza Filho ran for his first full term after becoming governor in 2014, but was resoundingly defeated by Senator Wellington Dias of the PT in the first round.[2]

2014 Piauí gubernatorial election
October 5, 2014
 
Nominee Wellington Dias Zé Filho (inc.)
Party PT PMDB
Running mate Margarete Coelho Sílvio Mendes
Popular vote 1,053,342 555,201
Percentage 63.08% 33.25%
Governor before election

Moraes Souza Filho
PMDB

 Elected Governor

Wellington Dias
PT

Results
Piauí Gubernatorial Election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PT Wellington Dias 1,053,342 63.08%
PMDB Zé Filho 555,201 33.25%
PSC Mão Santa 25,877 1.55%
PSOL Maklandel 22,480 1.35%
PSTU Daniel Solon 6,452 0.39%
PPL Neto Sambaíba 4,217 0.25%
PCO Lourdes Melo 2,180 0.13%
Majority 498,141 29.83%
PT gain from PMDB Swing

References
  1. http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/politica/tse-aprova-calendario-e-divulga-datas-das-eleicoes-de-2014,37d5c160a9ace310VgnVCM10000098cceb0aRCRD.html
  3. http://divulga.tse.jus.br/oficial/index.html
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