2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election
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 Candidate with the most votes per municipality (645): José Serra (629 municipalities) Aloizio Mercadante (13 municipalities) Orestes Quércia (3 municipalities) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Candidate with the most votes per municipality (645): Eduardo Suplicy Afif Domingos | |||||||||||||||||
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The São Paulo state elections of 2006 was held along with Brazilian general elections, on October 1 and on October 29, 2006. Since 1994, as a result of a constitutional amendment which reduced the presidential term to four years, all federal and state elections in Brazil have coincided. The state elections decide Governors and the state deputies for the Legislative Assemblies. Also, the members of the National Congress are elected by state.
Governor and Vice-Governor
In general, the rules of the presidential ballot also apply to the gubernatorial one. That is, the ballot is taken in two rounds, if no one reaches at least an absolute majority of the valid votes, a second round between the two most voted candidates will be held. All the candidates holding executive posts had to renounce till April 2, 2006 in order to be able to run.
The candidates for Governor of São Paulo were, in no particular order:
- The state capital mayor José Serra, it was proposed that Serra should be the candidate for the state government.
- Workers' Party (PT) – the main opposition party in the state held primaries and chose Aloizio Mercadante, senator of São Paulo in the fourth year of his term (the term of a senator in Brazil is eight years-long).
- Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) – chose former governor of São Paulo Orestes Quérciaas their candidate.
- Other candidates included Plinio de Arruda Sampaio (PSOL) and Carlos Apolinário (PDT)
Results
Governor
| Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PMN | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Rui Reichmann | Gioconda Cornélio | PRONA | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 21,373,130 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 21,373,130 | 89.91 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,274,283 | 5.36 | |||
| Blank votes | 1,124,475 | 4.73 | |||
| Total votes | 23,771,888 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 28,037,734 | 84.79 | |||
| PSDB hold | |||||
Senator
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PMN | 9,426 | 0.05 | ||
| Ana Prudente | PTC | 7,050 | 0.04 | |
| Antônio Carlos Silva | PCO | 3,027 | 0.02 | |
| João Rezende | PAN | 2,550 | 0.01 | |
| Constantino Cury | PHS | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Félix Gil Fernandes | PRP | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Raimundo Souza Teixeira | PRTB | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Rubens Pavão | PSDC | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 18,773,421 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 18,773,421 | 79.03 | ||
| Invalid votes | 2,757,189 | 11.61 | ||
| Blank votes | 2,223,288 | 9.36 | ||
| Total votes | 23,753,898 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 28,037,734 | 84.72 | ||
| PT hold | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party of National Mobilization | 27,547 | 0.14 | 0 |  | |
| Party of the Nation's Retirees | 25,908 | 0.13 | 0 | | |
| United Socialist Workers' Party | 18,227 | 0.09 | 0 | | |
| National Labour Party | 14,715 | 0.07 | 0 | | |
| Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 12,110 | 0.06 | 0 | | |
| Brazilian Communist Party | 10,456 | 0.05 | 0 | | |
| Workers' Cause Party | 5,591 | 0.03 | 0 | | |
| Total | 20,354,878 | 100.00 | 70 | – | |
| Valid votes | 20,354,878 | 85.63 | |||
| Invalid votes | 1,749,645 | 7.36 | |||
| Blank votes | 1,667,056 | 7.01 | |||
| Total votes | 23,771,579 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 28,037,734 | 84.78 | |||