The Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election of October 2018 was for the election of the

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

and Vice Governor of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

and 70

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. 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. The previous gubernatorial election in the state was held in October 2014. Supported by the

Brazilian Democratic Movement 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, ...

Luiz Fernando Pezão Luiz Fernando de Souza, commonly known as Luiz Fernando Pezão or even Pezão (English: ''Bigfoot'') (born 29 March 1958) is an entrepreneur, politician and former governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro. He was succeeded by acting Governor Fran ...

was re-elected in second round with 55.78% of the votes, against 44.22% of

Marcelo Crivella Marcelo Bezerra Crivella (; born 9 October 1957) is a Brazilian Evangelical pastor, gospel singer and politician. He served as the Mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro from 1 January 2017 until 31 December 2020. In the 2020 election, Crivella r ...

. 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.

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

* Indio da Costa - City Secretary of Urbanism, Infrastructure and Housing of

since 2017;

Federal Deputy The Chamber of Deputies ( pt, Câmara dos Deputados) is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. The chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year ...

from

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 The Vice President of Brazil ( pt, Vice-Presidente do Brasil), officially the Vice President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (''Vice-Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil''), or simply the ''Vice President of the Republic'' (''Vice-P ...

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; candidate for Mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

Social Christian Party (PSC)

Wilson Witzel Wilson José Witzel (born 19 February 1968) is a Brazilian politician and lawyer who was the 63rd Governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro. A member of the Social Christian Party, Witzel is a former federal judge and is an ex-marine. On 28 Octo ...

- Former federal judge and Marine.

Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)

* Tarcísio Motta - City Councillor of

since 2017. Candidate for

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Democrats (DEM)

Eduardo Paes Eduardo da Costa Paes (, born 14 November 1969) is a Brazilian politician who was the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2012, re-elected for a second term from 2013 to 2016 and returning elected again in 2021. He is currently t ...

- Mayor of

2009–2017; State Secretary of Tourism, Sports and Leisure of

2007–2008;

from Rio de Janeiro 1999–2007; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1997–1999.

Workers' Party (PT)

* Marcia Tiburi - Philosophy Professor.

Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)

* Dayse Oliveira - Teacher and Militant.

Democratic Labor Party (PDT)

* Pedro Fernandes Neto - City Secretary of Social Assistance of

since 2017; State Deputy 2007–2017.

Podemos (PODE)

* Romário Faria -

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

for

since 2015;

2011–2015.

Republican Progressive Party (PRP)

Anthony Garotinho Anthony William Matheus de Oliveira (born 18 April 1960), also known as Anthony Garotinho, is a Brazilian politician, radio broadcaster and convicted felon. He legally adopted his stage name "Garotinho" (Little Boy in Portuguese), originally a n ...

for

2011–2015;

of Rio de Janeiro 1999–2002; Mayor of

Campos dos Goytacazes Campos dos Goytacazes () is a municipality located in the northern region of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, with a population of 471,737 inhabitants. Location Campos dos Goytacazes has an area of 4,032 km2 (1,557 sq mi), which makes it the ...

1989–1992, 1997–1998. Candidate for Governor of Rio de Janeiro in

Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB)

* André Monteiro -

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from the BOPE and Professor.

Labour Cause's Party (PCO)

* Luiz Eugênio Honorato - Worker at CSN

Declined candidates for Governor

Paulo Hartung Paulo Cesar Hartung Gomes (born April 21, 1957) is a Brazilian politician and was the Governor of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo from 2003 until 2010. He served as Governor of Espírito Santo for a third, nonconsecutive term from January ...

(

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) -

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

2003–2011 and since 2015;

for Espírito Santo 1999–2002; Mayor of Vitória 1993–1997;

from Espírito Santo 1987–1991; State Deputy of Espírito Santo 1983–1987. *

(

PRB The retinoblastoma protein (protein name abbreviated pRb; gene name abbreviated ''Rb'', ''RB'' or ''RB1'') is a proto-oncogenic tumor suppressor protein that is dysfunctional in several major cancers. One function of pRb is to prevent excessive ...

) - Mayor of

since 2017; Minister of Fishing and Aquaculture 2012–2014;

for

2003–2016. Candidate for Governor of Rio de Janeiro in 2006 and

. *Sérgio Besserman Vianna - President of

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1999–2003. *Omar Peres ( PDT) - businessman. Candidate for Mayor of

Juiz de Fora Juiz de Fora (, '' Outsider Judge''), also known as J.F., is a city in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, approximately from the state border with Rio de Janeiro. According to 2020 estimates the current population is about 57 ...

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. *Rodrigo Neves ( PDT) - Mayor of

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since 2013; State Deputy of

2007–2013; City Councillor of

1997–2007. * Cesar Maia (

DEM DEM was the ISO 4217 currency code for the Deutsche Mark, former currency of Germany Computing * Digital elevation model, a digital representation of ground-surface topography or terrain ** .dem, a common extension for USGS DEM files * Discret ...

) - City Councillor of

since 2013; Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 1993–1997, 2001–2009;

from

1987–1992. Candidate for

and

. *

Bernardo Rezende Bernardo Rocha de Rezende (born 25 August 1959), known as Bernardo Rezende and nicknamed Bernardinho, is a Brazilian volleyball coach and former player. He is the current coach of the female volleyball team Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube. Rezende i ...

(

NOVO ''Novo'' is a 2002 French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin and starring Eduardo Noriega. The film tells the story of a man who suffers from amnesia. It screened at the Locarno Film Festival. Plot Graham suffers from severe am ...

) - Brazil men's national volleyball team coach 2001–2017. *Eduardo Bandeira de Mello - President of Flamengo Rowing Club since 2013. *

Celso Amorim Celso Luiz Nunes Amorim (born 3 June 1942) is a Brazilian diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 20 July 1993 to 31 December 1994 under President Itamar Franco and again from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010 under President Lu ...

( PT) -

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2011–2015;

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1993–1995, 2003–2011. *

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( REDE) -

from

since 1987, 1971–1983; Minister of Communications 2003–2004. *

Chico Alencar Francisco Rodrigues de Alencar Filho, known as Chico Alencar (born 19 October 1949), is a Brazilian politician, historian, and writer, currently federal deputy for Rio de Janeiro, affiliated with the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL). He left t ...

(

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 ...

) -

from

. *Vinícius Farah (

) - Mayor of

Três Rios Três Rios (, ) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. As of 2020 its population was an estimated 82,142 inhabitants, and its area is around . The current mayor of Três Rios is Joacir Barbaglio Pereira (known as Joa ...

2009–2017; Vice Mayor of Três Rios 2005–2009. * Rubem Cesar Fernandes ( PPS) - Director of

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. *Mendelssohn Kieling ( PMB) - Prosecutor of justice. *Leonardo Giordano (

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) - City Councillor of

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Debates

Governor

First round

Second round

Opinion polls

Governor

First round

Second round

Senator

Senate elections

Confirmed candidates

Results

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

Governor

Senator

Chamber of Deputies

Legislative Assembly

References

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