2018 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election

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.

2018 Rio de Janeiro state election

7 October 2018 (first round) 28 October 2018 (second round)

Gubernatorial election

Nominee Wilson Witzel Eduardo Paes Party PSC DEM Running mate Cláudio Castro Comte Bittencourt Popular vote 4,675,355 3,134,400 Percentage 59.87% 40.13%

Wilson Witzel       Eduardo Paes

Governor before election Francisco Dornelles (acting) PP Elected Governor Wilson Witzel PSC

Pariliamentary election

Party Leader % Seats ± 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 PRB 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

7 October 2018

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%   Candidate Lindbergh Farias Chico Alencar Party PT PSOL Popular vote 1,419,676 1,281,373 Percentage 10.17% 9.17%

Senators before election Lindbergh Farias and Eduardo Lopes PT and PRB Elected Senators Arolde de Oliveira and Flávio Bolsonaro PSD and PSL

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.

Confirmed candidates for Governor

New Party (NOVO)

• Marcelo Trindade - President of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil.[2]

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

• Indio da Costa - City Secretary of Urbanism, Infrastructure and Housing of Rio de Janeiro since 2017; Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 2007–2011, 2015–2017; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1997–2006; City Secretary of Administration of Rio de Janeiro 2001–2006. Candidate for Vice President of Brazil in 2010; candidate for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2016.[3][4]

Social Christian Party (PSC)

• Wilson Witzel - Former federal judge and Marine.[4][5]

Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)

• Tarcísio Motta - City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro since 2017. Candidate for Governor of Rio de Janeiro in 2014.[6][4]

Democrats (DEM)

• Eduardo Paes - Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2009–2017; State Secretary of Tourism, Sports and Leisure of Rio de Janeiro 2007–2008; Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1999–2007; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1997–1999.[7][4][8]

Workers' Party (PT)

• Marcia Tiburi - Philosophy Professor.[9][10][11]

Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)

• Dayse Oliveira - Teacher and Militant.[12][13]

Democratic Labor Party (PDT)

• Pedro Fernandes Neto - City Secretary of Social Assistance of Rio de Janeiro since 2017; State Deputy 2007–2017.[14][4][15]

Podemos (PODE)

• Romário Faria - Senator for Rio de Janeiro since 2015; Federal Deputy 2011–2015.[16][4]

Republican Progressive Party (PRP)

• Anthony Garotinho - Federal Deputy for Rio de Janeiro 2011–2015; Governor of Rio de Janeiro 1999–2002; Mayor of Campos dos Goytacazes 1989–1992, 1997–1998. Candidate for Governor of Rio de Janeiro in 2014.[17][4][18][19]

Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB)

• André Monteiro - Policeman from the BOPE and Professor.[20][21]

Labour Cause's Party (PCO)

• Luiz Eugênio Honorato - Worker at CSN[22]

#		Governor candidate		Vice-Governor candidate		Party/coalition
	12		Pedro Fernandes Neto (PDT)		Doutor Julianelli (PSB)	Renew to Change PDT, PSB
	13		Márcia Tiburi (PT)		Leonardo Giordano (PCdoB)	Popular Front PT, PCdoB
	16		Dayse Oliveira (PSTU)		Pedro Vilas-Bôas (PSTU)	Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)
	19		Romário (PODE)		Marcelo Delaroli (PR)	The Strength That Comes from the People PODE, PR, REDE, PPL
	20		Wilson Witzel (PSC)		Cláudio Castro (PSC)	More Order, More Progress PSC, PROS
	25		Eduardo Paes (DEM)		Comte Bittencourt (PPS)	Rio Wants Peace DEM, PHS, SD, PTB, DC, PV, PPS, PSDB, Avante, MDB, PP, PMN
	28		André Monteiro (PRTB)		Jonas Licurgo (PRTB)	Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB)
	29		Luiz Eugênio Honorato (PCO)		Joaquim Augusto Nogueira Neto (PCO)	Labour Cause's Party (PCO)
	30		Marcelo Trindade (NOVO)		Carmem Migueles (NOVO)	New Party (NOVO)
	44		Anthony Garotinho (PRP)		Leide Duarte (PRB)	For The People Be Happy Again PRP, PRB, PROS, PATRI, PTC, PMB
	50		Tarcísio Motta (PSOL)		Ivanete Silva (PSOL)	Change is Possible PSOL, PCB
	55		Indio da Costa (PSD)		Zaqueu Teixeira (PSD)	Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Declined candidates for Governor

• 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.[23][4]
• 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.[24][4]
• Sérgio Besserman Vianna - President of IBGE 1999–2003.[25][4]
• Omar Peres (PDT) - businessman. Candidate for Mayor of Juiz de Fora in 2008.[26][4]
• Rodrigo Neves (PDT) - Mayor of Niterói since 2013; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2007–2013; City Councillor of Niterói 1997–2007.[27][4]
• 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.[28][4]
• Bernardo Rezende (NOVO) - Brazil men's national volleyball team coach 2001–2017.[29][4]
• Eduardo Bandeira de Mello - President of Flamengo Rowing Club since 2013.[30][4]
• Celso Amorim (PT) - Minister of Defence 2011–2015; Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993–1995, 2003–2011.[31]
• Miro Teixeira (REDE) - Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro since 1987, 1971–1983; Minister of Communications 2003–2004.[4]
• 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.[4]
• Rubem Cesar Fernandes (PPS) - Director of Viva Rio.[32]
• Mendelssohn Kieling (PMB) - Prosecutor of justice.[33]
• Leonardo Giordano (PCdoB) - City Councillor of Niterói since 2009.[4][34][11]

• 
  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

First round

Date	Host	Moderator	Eduardo Paes (DEM)	Romário (PODE)	Anthony Garotinho (PRP)	Márcia Tiburi (PT)	Tarcísio Motta (PSOL)	Pedro Fernandes (PDT)	Indio da Costa (PDT)	Wilson Witzel (PSC)	André Monteiro (PRTB)	Marcelo Trindade (NOVO)	Dayse Oliveira (PSTU)	Luiz Eugênio (PCO)
16 August 2018	Rede Bandeirantes	Rodolfo Schneider	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited
28 August 2018	O Globo, Jornal Extra, Época, Estácio	Ancelmo Gois, Berenice Seara	Present	Absent	Present	Not Invited	Present	Not Invited	Present	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited
19 September 2018	SBT, Folha, UOL	Isabele Benito	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited
28 September 2018	RecordTV, R7	Janine Borba	Present	Present	Banned	Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited
2 October 2018	Rede Globo, G1	Ana Paula Araújo	Present	Present		Present	Present	Present	Present	Present	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited	Not Invited

Second round

Date	Host	Moderator	Wilson Witzel (PSC)	Eduardo Paes (DEM)
17 October 2018	O Globo, Jornal Extra, Época	Berenice Seara	Present	Present
18 October 2018	Rede Bandeirantes	Rodolfo Schneider	Present	Present
19 October 2018	RecordTV, R7	Janine Borba	Present	Present
22 October 2018	CBN, G1	Bianca Santos	Present	Present
23 October 2018	SBT, Folha, UOL, Super Rádio Tupi	Ana Paula Araújo	Present	Present

Opinion polls

First round

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%

Second round

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%

Senator

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
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

Confirmed candidates

#		Candidate		First Substitute	Second Substitute	Party/coalition
	255		Cesar Maia (DEM)	Sérgio Zveiter (DEM)	Alice Tamborindeguy (PP)	Rio Wants Peace DEM, PHS, SD, PTB, DC, PV, PPS, PSDB, Avante, MDB, PP, PMN
	455		Aspásia Camargo (PSDB)	Marco Magalhães (PP)	Jorge Rodino (PTB)	Rio Wants Peace DEM, PHS, SD, PTB, DC, PV, PPS, PSDB, Avante, MDB, PP, PMN
	500		Chico Alencar (PSOL)	Vanderlea da Silva Aguiar (PSOL)	Maria das Dores Pereira Mota (PSOL)	PSOL, PCB
	211		Marta Barçante (PCB)	Valmiria Guida (PCB)	Ricardo Pinheiro (PCB)	PSOL, PCB
	177		Flávio Bolsonaro[35] (PSL)	Paulo Roberto Franco Marinho (PSL)	Leonardo Rodrigues (PSL)	PSL
	100		Eduardo Lopes (PRB)	Sylvia Crivella (PRB)	Luiz da Costa Guedes Junior	PRB, PRP
	131		Lindbergh Farias[10] (PT)	Edson Alves Silva Junior (PT)	Anazir Maria de Oliveira (PT)	PT, PCdoB
	161		Cyro Garcia (PSTU)	Júlia Eberhardt	Sérgio Bruno Alves Perdigão	PSTU
	160		Samantha Guedes (PSTU)	Juzerley Assunção Santos	Maria Elisa Wildhagen Guimarães	PSTU
	281		Mattos Nascimento (PRTB)	George Felipe Lopes do Espírito Santo	Djamin Ferreira de Souza	PRTB
	188		Miro Teixeira (REDE)	Sônia Rabello (REDE)	Valeria Tatsch (REDE)	PODE, REDE, PR
	511		Walter Cristie (PATRI)	Carla Jordes (PRP)	Mauro Cunha (PRP)	PRP, PRB, PROS, PATRI, PTC, PMB
	200		Pastor Everaldo (PSC)	Donizeti de Assis Dias Pereira	Edimilson Dias Pereira	PSC, PROS
	555		Arolde de Oliveira (PSD)	Carlos Portinho (PSD)	Renata Cordeiro Guerra (PSD)	PSD
	123		José Bonifácio (PDT)	Maria Latge Kwamme	Alice Figueira	Renew to Change PDT, PSB
	290		Fernando Fagundes (PCO)			PCO
	355		Gabrielle Burcci (PMB)			PMB

[36][37]

Results

PSC candidate Wilson Witzel secured 39 percent of the vote in the October 7.[38] His nearest rival, DEM candidate Eduardo Paes, secured 21% of the vote.[38] 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%[39]

Governor

Candidate		Party	Running mate	Party	First round		Second round
					Votes	%	Votes	%
	Wilson Witzel	PSC	Cláudio Castro	PSC	3,154,771	41.28	4,675,355	59.87
	Eduardo Paes	DEM	Comte Bittencourt	PPS	1,494,831	19.56	3,134,400	40.13
	Tarcísio Motta	PSOL	Ivanete Silva	PSOL	819,248	10.72
	Romário	PODE	Marcelo Delaroli	PR	664,511	8.70
	Pedro Fernandes	PDT	Gláucio Julianelli	PSB	466,954	6.11
	Indio da Costa	PSD	Zaqueu Teixeira	PSD	454,928	5.95
	Marcia Tiburi	PT	Leonardo Giordano	PCdoB	447,376	5.85
	Marcelo Trindade	NOVO	Carmem Migueles	NOVO	86,820	1.14
	Anthony Garotinho	PRP	Maria Landerleide Duarte	PRB	84,187	0.00
	André Monteiro	PRTB	Jonas Licurgo	PRTB	35,237	0.46
	Dayse Oliveira	PSTU	Pedro Villa-Bôas	PSTU	17,499	0.23
	Luiz Eugênio	PCO	Joaquim Nogueira Neto	PCO	2,863	0.00
Invalid/blank votes					1,745,216	–	1,606,953	–
Cancelled votes					84,473	–	0	–
Total					9,387,391	100	9,416,708	100
Registered voters/turnout					12,401,199	76.40	12,401,560	75.93

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

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	PT	1,419,676	10.17
	Chico Alencar	PSOL	1,281,373	9.17
	Eduardo Lopes	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	0.00
	Samantha Guedes	PSTU	13,680	0.10
	Fernando Fagundes	PCO	8,816	0.00
Invalid/blank votes			4,982,901	–
Cancelled votes			32,619	–
Total			9,387,391	100
Registered voters/turnout			12,401,199	76.40

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

Party		Chamber of Deputies
		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Social Liberal Party	1,712,541	22.19	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	4
	Progressistas	264,188	3.42	2	1
	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
	Party of the Brazilian Woman	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
	Unified Workers' Socialist Party	1,756	0.02	0
Invalid/blank votes		1,753,671	–	–	–
Total		9,474,441	100.0	46	–
Registered voters/turnout		12,401,199	76.40	–	–
Source: UOL

Legislative Assembly

Party		Legislative Assembly
		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	1
	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
	Party of the Brazilian Woman	130,331	1.69	1	New
	Republican Party of the Social Order	123,819	1.61	1	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
	Unified Workers' Socialist Party	3,426	0.04	0
Invalid/blank votes		1,763,228	–	–	–
Total		9,474,441	100.0	70	–
Registered voters/turnout		12,401,199	76.40	–	–
Source: UOL

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