The Espírito Santo gubernatorial election occurred in 7 October 2018, and elected the Governor and Vice Governor of Espírito Santo and 28 State Deputies. The previous gubernatorial election in the state was held in October 2014, in which Paulo Hartung of the Brazilian Democratic Movement was elected in the first round with 53.44% of the votes, against 39.34% of Renato Casagrande. Hartung was eligible for a second consecutive term, but decided not to run for a re-election. Casagrande was elected governor with 55.50% of the valid votes in the first round, against congressman Carlos Manato (PSL), with 27.22% of the valid votes. For the Senate election, incumbents Ricardo Ferraço (PSDB) and

Magno Malta Magno Malta (born October 16, 1957) is a Brazilian fundamentalist evangelical pastor, religious singer, and politician. He has represented Espírito Santo in the Federal Senate from 2003 to 2019 and was re-elected for a separate term that sta ...

(PR) were defeated by civil police chief

Fabiano Contarato Fabiano Contarato (born 20 June 1966) is a Brazilian law professor, police chief, and politician affiliated to the Workers' Party. He was the most voted candidate for the Brazilian Senate in the state of Espírito Santo during the 2018 Brazilian ...

(REDE) and speaker and instructor Marcos do Val (PPS).

Candidates

Governor

Senator

Opinion polls

Governor

Results

Governor

Senator

Chamber of Deputies

Legislative Assembly

References

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