The Mato Grosso gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next governor of the state of
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP.
Neighboring ...
. If no candidate had received more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election would have been held on 26 October. Governor Silval Barbosa did not run for a second term. Senator
Pedro Taques
José Pedro Gonçalves Taques (born March 15, 1968) is a Brazilian teacher and politician. He has previously as governor of Mato Grosso and senator for the same state.Pedro Taques
José Pedro Gonçalves Taques (born March 15, 1968) is a Brazilian teacher and politician. He has previously as governor of Mato Grosso and senator for the same state.PDT) - Senator from Mato Grosso (elected in 2010)
** Carlos Fávaro 12 ( PP) - agricultural producer; former President of the Association of Corn and Soybean Producers (Aprosoja)
* Lúdio Cabral 13 ( PT) - former
Cuiabá
Cuiabá () is the capital city of the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It is located near the geographical centre of South America. Also, it forms the metropolitan area of Mato Grosso, along with the neighbouring town of Várzea Grande. The city ...
Councillor (elected in 2004, 2008); candidate for Mayor of Cuiabá (2012)
** Tetê Bezerra 13 (
PMDB
The Brazilian Democratic Movement ( pt, Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, MDB) is a Brazilian political party. It is considered a "big tent party" and it is one of the parties with the greatest representation throughout the national territory, ...
) - State Deputy (elected in 2010)
*Dr. José Roberto 50 (
PSOL
The Socialism and Liberty Party ( pt-BR, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade , PSOL ) is a left-wing political party in Brazil. The party describes itself as socialist and democratic.
The party leader is Juliano Medeiros and the federal deputies I ...
) - lawyer
**Marco Natale 50 (
PSOL
The Socialism and Liberty Party ( pt-BR, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade , PSOL ) is a left-wing political party in Brazil. The party describes itself as socialist and democratic.
The party leader is Juliano Medeiros and the federal deputies I ...
) - accountant
*Janete Riva 55 (
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...
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**Dr. Aray 55 (
PSD PSD may refer to:
Educational bodies
* Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, a Pre-K to 12th grade school for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students, located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Philippine School Doha, a Filipino scho ...