2010 Brazilian gubernatorial elections

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2010 Brazilian gubernatorial elections
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The 2010 Brazilian gubernatorial elections were held on Sunday, October 3, as part of the country's

Federal District
governorships were up for election. When none of the candidates received more than a half of the valid votes in a given state, a run-off was held on October 24, 2010 between the two candidates with the most votes. According to the Federal Constitution, Governors are elected directly to a four-year term, with a limit of two terms. Eleven governors were prohibited from seeking re-election.

Before election, ten of the total seats were held by the

Republic Party (PR) holds one seat each. Some Governors are not the same from the outcome of the previous election, since some of them had their terms repealed by the Superior Electoral Court
.

These elections coincided with the

military dictatorship
.

Elections by state

Candidacies registered under the Superior Electoral Court website:[1]

State Incumbent Party Status Candidates Winner
Acre Binho Marques Workers' Party (PT) Refrained from seeking re-election Tião Viana (PT)
Tião Bocalom (PSDB)
Antônio Gouveia (PRTB) 		Tião Viana (PT)
Alagoas
Teotônio Vilela Filho
 Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Seeking re-election
PSOL)
Jefferson Piones (PRTB
)
Teotônio Vilela Filho (PSDB
)
Amapá Waldez Góes Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Term-limited Camilo Capiberibe (
PP
) 		Camilo Capiberibe (PSB)
Amazonas
Eduardo Braga
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Term-limited
PMN
) 		Omar Aziz (
PMN
)
Bahia Jaques Wagner Workers' Party (PT) Seeking re-election Paulo Souto (
PSOL)
Luiz Bassuma (PV)
Sandro Santa Bárbara (PCB)
Carlos do Nascimento (PSTU
) 		Jaques Wagner (PT)
Ceará Cid Gomes Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Seeking re-election Francisco Gonzaga (
PSOL)
Marcelo Silva (PV)
Maria "Nati" Rocha (PCB
) 		Cid Gomes (PSB)
Espírito Santo Paulo Hartung
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Term-limited Renato Casagrande (
PSOL)
José Avelar (PCO
) 		Renato Casagrande (PSB)
Federal District Rogério Rosso
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Refrained from seeking re-election Weslian Roriz (
PSOL)
Newton Lins (PSL)
Rodrigo Dantas (PSTU)
Ricardo Machado (PCO
) 		Agnelo Queiroz (PT)
Goiás Alcides Rodrigues
Progressive Party
(PP) 		Term-limited Marconi Perillo (
PSOL
) 		Marconi Perillo (PSDB)
Maranhão Roseana Sarney
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Seeking re-election
PSOL
)
PMDB
)
Mato Grosso Blairo Maggi
Republic Party
(PR) 		Term-limited Silval Barbosa (
PSOL)
Wilson Santos (PSDB
) 		Silval Barbosa (
PMDB
)
Mato Grosso do Sul André Puccinelli
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Seeking re-election Zeca do PT (
PSOL
) 		André Puccinelli (
PMDB
)
Minas Gerais Aécio Neves Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Term-limited Hélio Costa (
PTdoB
)
Antônio Anastasia (PSDB
)
Pará Ana Julia Carepa Workers' Party (PT) Seeking re-election Simão Jatene (
PSOL
) 		Simão Jatene (PSDB)
Paraíba José Maranhão
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Seeking re-election Ricardo Coutinho (
PSOL)
Marcelino Rodrigues (PSTU
) 		Ricardo Coutinho (PSB)
Paraná Roberto Requião
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Term-limited Beto Richa (
PSOL)
Avanilson Araújo (PSTU)
Amadeu Felipe (PCB)
Paulo Salamuni (PV)
Robinson de Paula (PRTB
) 		Beto Richa (PSDB)
Pernambuco Eduardo Campos Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Seeking re-election Jarbas Vasconcelos (
PSOL)
Jair Pedro (PSTU
) 		Eduardo Campos (PSB)
Piauí Wellington Dias Workers' Party (PT) Term-limited Francisco Macedo (
PTB)
Lourdes Melo (PCO)
Silvio Mendes (PSDB)
Teresa Britto (PV)
Wilson Martins (PSB
) 		Wilson Martins (PSB)
Rio de Janeiro Sérgio Cabral Filho
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Seeking re-election
PR
)
PMDB
)
Rio Grande do Norte Wilma de Faria Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Term-limited
PTC
) 		Rosalba Ciarlini (DEM)
Rio Grande do Sul Yeda Crusius Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Seeking re-election
PMN
) 		Tarso Genro (PT)
Rondônia Ivo Cassol
Progressive Party
(PP) 		Term-limited Confúcio Moura (
PSOL
)
PMDB
)
Roraima Anchieta Júnior Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Seeking re-election Neudo Campos (
PSOL)
Ariomar Farias (PCO
) 		Anchieta Júnior (PSDB)
Santa Catarina Luiz Henrique da Silveira
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Term-limited Ângela Amin (
PMN)
Amadeu da Luz (PCB
) 		Raimundo Colombo (DEM)
São Paulo José Serra Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Resigned to run for President
PSOL)
Antonio Carlos Mazzeo (PCB)
Luiz Carlos Prates (PSTU)
Anaí Caproni (PCO
) 		Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)
Sergipe Marcelo Déda Workers' Party (PT) Seeking re-election João Alves Filho (
PSOL
) 		Marcelo Déda (PT)
Tocantins Carlos Henrique Amorim
Brazilian Democratic
Movement Party
(PMDB) 		Seeking re-election Siqueira Campos (PSDB) Siqueira Campos (PSDB)

Retired governors

Eleven incumbent Governors – Aécio Neves (Minas Gerais), Alcides Rodrigues (Goiás), Blairo Maggi (Mato Grosso), Eduardo Braga (Amazonas), Ivo Cassol (Rondônia), Luiz Henrique da Silveira (Santa Catarina), Paulo Hartung (Espírito Santo), Roberto Requião (Paraná), Waldez Góes (Amapá), Wilma de Faria (Rio Grande do Norte) and Wellington Dias (Piauí) – were all elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and thus are not constitutionally allowed to run for their seats again.

After his involvement in a corruption scandal in late 2009 and subsequent defection from the

Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), indirectly elected by the local chamber after the corruption scandal. Rosso refrained from seeking a second term,[3] as did Binho Marques, Governor of Acre.[4]

References

  1. ^ (in Portuguese) "Divulgação de Registro de Candidaturas" Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine. Tribunal Superior Eleitoral.
  2. ^ "Arruda sai do DEM; diz que não disputa eleição de 2010 - O Globo" (in Portuguese). Oglobo.globo.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  3. ^ "Rogério Rosso completa 1 mês como governador de Brasília e não quer a reeleição". BIG10. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  4. ^ "Imirante.com -> Governador do Acre, Binho Marques, é o único a rejeitar reeleição". Imirante.globo.com. 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2010-08-21.[permanent dead link]
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