2017 Amazonas gubernatorial special election

The 2017 Amazonas gubernatorial special election was summoned by the Superior Electoral Court after the sentence that removed the Governor and Vice Governor of Amazonas from office, under the accusation of vote pairing. After that, the President of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas assumed as Acting Governor until a new election could decide who would be the new head of Rio Negro Palace. Altogether, nine candidacies were registered for the voting. As none of them held more than 50% of the valid votes, a second round was held on 27 August with the two most voted candidates: Amazonino Mendes and Eduardo Braga. According to the Constitution, the new head of the state should complete the period commenced by his predecessor.[1]

2017 Amazonas gubernatorial special election

6 August 2017 (first round) 27 August 2017 (second round)
Turnout	75.65% (first round) 74.18% (second round)
Candidate Amazonino Mendes Eduardo Braga Party PDT PMDB Alliance Movement for the Reconstruction of Amazonas Union for Amazonas Running mate Bosco Saraiva Marcelo Ramos popular vote 782,933 539,318 Percentage 59.21% 40.79%
Governor before election David Almeida PSD Elected Governor Amazonino Mendes PDT

Candidates

Candidates in runoff

#		Party/coalition	Gubernatorial candidate		Political office(s)	Vice-Gubernatorial candidate
	12	"Movement for the Reconstruction of Amazonas" PDT, PSDB, PSD, DEM, PRB, PV, PSC		Amazonino Mendes (PDT)	Mayor of Manaus 2009–13, 1993–94, 1983–86; Governor of Amazonas 1995–2003, 1987–90; Senator for Amazonas 1991–93	Bosco Saraiva (PSDB)
	15	"Union for Amazonas" PMDB, PR, PTB, SD, PCdoB, PSDC		Eduardo Braga (PMDB)	Senator for Amazonas since 2011; Minister of Mines and Energy 2015–16; Governor of Amazonas 2003–10; Mayor of Manaus 1994–97; Vice Mayor of Manaus 1993–97; Federal Deputy from Amazonas 1991–93; State Deputy of Amazonas 1987–91	Marcelo Ramos (PR)

Candidates failing to make runoff

#		Party/coalition	Gubernatorial candidate		Political office(s)	Vice-Gubernatorial candidate
	11	"Courage to Renew" PP, PODE, PTdoB		Rebecca Garcia (PP)	Federal Deputy from Amazonas 2011–15	Felipe Souza (PODE)
	13	Workers' Party (PT)		José Ricardo Wendling (PT)	State Deputy of Amazonas 2011–19; City Councillor of Manaus 2005–11	Sinésio Campos (PT)
	18	"The Beginning of a Great Change" REDE, PSOL		Luiz Castro (REDE)	State Deputy of Amazonas 1999–2019; Mayor of Envira 1993–86, 1983–88	João Victor Tayah (PSOL)
	31	"For a New Amazonas" PHS, PEN, PMB, PTC, PRTB		Wilker Barreto (PHS)	President of the Municipal Chamber of Manaus 2015–19; City Councillor of Manaus 2009–19	Jacquelino Pinheiro (PHS)
	40	"Courage and Attitude to Change Amazonas" PSB, PMN		Marcelo Serafim (PSB)	City Councillor of Manaus 2013–17	Sirlan Cohen (PMN)
	54	Free Fatherland Party (PPL)		Jardel Deltrudes (PPL)	–	Fabiana Wilkens (PPL)

Candidacy denied

#		Party/coalition	Gubernatorial candidate	Political office(s)	Vice-Gubernatorial candidate
	23	Popular Socialist Party (PPS)	Liliane Araújo (PPS)	–	Jeverson Lobo (PPS)

Debates

First round

Date	Host	Moderator	Amazonino Mendes (PDT)	Eduardo Braga (PMDB)	José Ricardo Wendling (PT)	Liliane Araújo (PPS)	Luiz Castro (REDE)	Marcelo Serafim (PSB)	Rebecca Garcia (PP)	Wilker Barreto (PHS)	Jardel Deltrudes (PPL)
17 July 2017	Band Amazonas	Otávio Ceschi Jr.	Absent	Absent	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Not invited
3 August 2017	TV Amazonas Rede Globo	Carlos Tramontina	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Not invited

Second round

Date	Host	Moderator	Amazonino Mendes (PDT)	Eduardo Braga (PMDB)
25 August 2017	TV Amazonas Rede Globo	José Roberto Burnier	Absent	Present

Results

Candidate		Party	Running mate	Party	First round		Second round
					Votes	%	Votes	%
	Amazonino Mendes	PDT	Bosco Saraiva	PSDB	577,397	32.63	782,933	59.21
	Eduardo Braga	PMDB	Marcelo Ramos	PR	377,680	21.35	539,318	40.79
	Rebecca Garcia	PP	Felipe Souza	PODE	268,922	18.06
	José Ricardo Wendling	PT	Sinésio Campos	PT	181,257	12.17
	Luiz Castro	REDE	João Victor Tayah	PSOL	39,240	2.63
	Wilker Barreto	PHS	Jacqueline Pinheiro	PHS	22,623	1.52
	Marcelo Serafim	PSB	Sirlan Cohen	PMN	18,877	1.27
	Jardel Deltrudes	PPL	Fabiana Wilkens	PPL	3,362	0.23
	Liliane Araújo	PPS	Jeverson Lobo	PPS	0	0.00
Null votes					64,013	–
Invalid/blank votes					280,027	–	412,721	–
Total					1,769,385	75.65	1,734,972	74.18
Registered voters/turnout					2,338,886	100	2,338,886	100
Source: Superior Electoral Court[2] and G1[3]

Popular vote (first round) Mendes   38.77% Braga   25.36% Garcia   18.06% Wendling   12.17% Others   5.65%

Popular vote (second round) Mendes   59.21% Braga   40.79%

References

1. Pontes, Felipe; Paiva, Bianca (4 May 2017). "TSE confirma cassação do governador do Amazonas e decide por novas eleições". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
2. "Eleição Suplementar Governador AM - 1° Turno" (in Portuguese). Justiça Eleitoral. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2020. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. Henriques, Camila (28 August 2017). "Abstenções, votos brancos e nulos somam quase 50% do eleitorado do Amazonas no 2° turno". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2020.