The 2018 São Paulo gubernatorial election occurred on 7 October 2018 and 28 October 2018. Voters elected a

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, Vice Governor, 2 Senators, 70 representatives for the

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, and 94 Legislative Assembly members. The former governor,

Márcio França Márcio Luiz França Gomes (born 23 June 1963) is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), and former governor and vice governor of São Paulo, elected with Geraldo Alckmin in 2014. França assumed the off ...

, affiliated to the

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(PSB) took office with the resignation of

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on 6 April 2018, and was eligible for a second term and ran for reelection. The previous gubernatorial election in the state was held in October 2014, in which

of the

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was re-elected in the first round with 57.31% of the vote, against 21.53% of Paulo Skaf and 18.22% of

Alexandre Padilha Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha (Brazilian Portuguese: leˈʃɐ̃dɾi ˈʁɔʃɐ ˈsɐ̃tus pad͡ʒiʎɐ born 14 September 1971) is a Brazilian physician and politician affiliated with the Workers Party (PT). He serves as minister of Institu ...

. In the gubernatorial election, the businessman and the former

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, João Doria, won the first round at first place with 31.77% of the vote, qualifying for a second round against Márcio França, governor of São Paulo, who got 21.53% of the vote. As the first place did not reach more than 50% of the votes, a second round was held on 28 October 2018. By a narrow lead of just over 700,000 votes, Doria was elected governor with 51.75% of the vote, and França was defeated with 48.25%. For the

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election, federal deputies Major Olímpio (

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) and

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(

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) were elected to the seats that were once occupied by

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and

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. They had, respectively, 25.81% and 18.59% of the vote.

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( PT), who was councillor of São Paulo at the time, came in third with 13.32% of the vote, and federal deputy Ricardo Tripoli (PSDB) in fourth with 9.00% of the vote.

Gubernatorial candidates

Announced candidacies

João Doria João Agripino da Costa Doria Júnior (; born 16 December 1957) is a Brazilian politician, businessman and journalist who served as Governor of São Paulo, from January 2019 to April 2022. He previously served as the 52nd Mayor of São Paulo f ...

(

) – The Brazilian Social Democracy Party decided to announce the candidacy of the former São Paulo's mayor (2017–18), João Doria, who won the party's state primaries, defeating the candidates José Anibal and Floriano Pesaro. His running mate is the federal deputy Rodrigo Garcia, affiliated to the Democrats at the time. Their gubernatorial ticket was supported by five parties: DEM,

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, PTC,

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and PP. *

(

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) – The Brazilian Socialist Party announced the candidacy of Márcio França, who ran for re-election. He was the

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(2015–18) and Governor of São Paulo (2018–19). França was elected as Vice Governor in

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and took office as Governor of São Paulo in April 2018, with the resignation of the former governor

, who left the government of São Paulo to run for the Presidency of the Republic in

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. His ticket was supported by fifteen parties: PR,

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, PV, PPL, PHS, PSC, PROS, PMB,

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, PODE, PRP, PTB and

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. His running mate is the Lieutenant colonel Eliane Nikoluk, affiliated to the

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(PR). * Paulo Skaf (

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) – The Brazilian Democratic Movement confirmed Paulo Skaf as a gubernatorial candidate at a convention held on July 28, 2018. Skaf is an entrepreneur, politician and was the president of the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP). He already ran for the São Paulo government in

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, when he received 4,594,708 votes and was defeated in the first round. Running in an independent ticket, his running mate is the Lieutenant colonel Carla Basson, also affiliated to the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB). *

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( PT) – The Workers' Party had

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in March 2018 to decide who was going to be the gubernatorial candidate. The candidates at the time were the former Mayor of

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, Luiz Marinho, and the former mayor of

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, Elói Pietá. Marinho won the party primaries on March 24, 2018, and was announced as the gubernatorial candidate. He had the support of the

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(PCdoB) and his running mate was the teacher Ana Bock, also a member of the Workers' Party. * Claudio Fernando ( PMN) – The Party of National Mobilization decided to announce the state party president and

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, Claudio Fernando (known as Professor Claudio Fernando), as a gubernatorial candidate. He was also the former Secretary of Ports and Airports of

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and the Secretary of Economic Development of

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. It was the party's first candidacy for governor in the

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. His candidacy had the support of

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(REDE), and had Roberto Campos as his running mate. * Lisete Arelaro ( PSOL) – The Socialism and Liberty Party decided to announce the candidacy of the

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's teacher, Lisete Arelaro (known as Professora Lisete). Her candidacy was supported by the

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(PCB) and her running mate was also the teacher Maurício Costa. * Toninho Ferreira ( PSTU) – The United Socialist Workers' Party announced an independent candidacy and nominated Toninho Ferreira as a gubernatorial candidate on their ticket. Toninho is a lawyer, a former metallurgist and leader of the Metalworkers Union of São José dos Campos and region. His running mate was Ariana Gonçalves, a teacher at the Municipal Education Network of São Paulo. * Rodrigo Tavares ( PRTB) – The Brazilian Labour Renewal Party announced the lawyer Rodrigo Tavares as a gubernatorial candidate on their ticket. His candidacy was supported by the Social Liberal Party. He has worked in several municipal secretariats in

, such as Health, Government, Culture, Social Assistance and Legal Affairs. His last position was Director of the Municipal Secretary of Labor in Guarulhos. His running mate is Jairo Glikson, a lawyer affiliated to the Social Liberal Party. * Major Costa e Silva ( DC) – The Christian Democracy party announced the

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Adriano Costa e Silva as a gubernatorial candidate at a party convention on 28 July 2018. His running mate is Fátima, a

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of the

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(known as Cabo Fátima). * Marcelo Cândido ( PDT) – The party firstly announced its support for the candidacy of Márcio França, however, on 5 August 2018 the party decided to announce the former mayor of Suzano, Marcelo Cândido, as a gubernatorial candidate. His running mate is Gleides Sodré. * Rogério Chequer ( NOVO) – The New Party announced the gubernatorial candidacy of Rogério Chequer, a production engineer, businessman,

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and one of the founders of the Movement Come To The Streets (Movimento Vem Pra Rua). His running mate is Andrea Menezes. * ''Edson Dorta/''Lilian Miranda ( PCO) – Dorta ran in the

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as a candidate for mayor of

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and was chosen as the party's gubernatorial candidate in ''2018 São Paulo gubernatorial election''. His running mate was Lilian Miranda. However, on 11 September 2018, his candidacy was denied by the Regional Electoral Court of São Paulo (TRE/SP). Days later, on 17 September, the party registered his former running mate, Lilian Miranda, as a gubernatorial candidate.

Candidates in runoff

Candidates failing to make runoff

Candidacy denied

Declined candidates

José Serra José Serra Chirico (; born 19 March 1942) is a Brazilian politician who has served as a Congressman, Senator, Minister of Planning, Minister of Health, Mayor of São Paulo, Governor of São Paulo state, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil) ...

(

) –

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from

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

1996–1998, 2002–2003, 2015–2016 and since 2017;

Minister of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and foreign relations, relations, diplomacy, bilateralism, ...

2016–2017;

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

2007–2010;

2005–2006; president of the

2003–2005;

Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare spending and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental heal ...

1998–2002; Minister of Planning and Budget 1995–1996;

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from

1987–1995; State Secretary for Economics and Planning of

1983–1986. Candidate for

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

and

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and for

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

and

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

. *

Gilberto Kassab Gilberto Kassab (; born 12 August 1960) is a Brazilian politician and former mayor of São Paulo. His term ended in 2012. A civil engineer and economist, one of the most famous Brazilians of Lebanese descent, Kassab took over from José Serra, a ...

(

) – Minister of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication since 2016; Minister of Cities 2015–2016; president of the

2011–2015;

2006–2013; Vice Mayor of

2005–2006;

from

1999–2005; Municipal Secretary of Planning of

1997–1998. Candidate for

from

. *

Celso Russomanno Celso Ubirajara Russomanno (born 20 August 1956 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian reporter specialized in consumer defense and politician. He currently serves as a federal deputy from São Paulo since 2015, and previously served in Congress from 1995 ...

(

) –

from

1995–2011 and since 2015. Candidate for governor in

and for

and

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. *Rodrigo Garcia – State Secretary of Housing of

since 2015;

from

2011 and 2014–2015; State Secretary of Social Development of

2011–2013; Special Municipal Secretary of De-bureaucracy of

2008–2010;

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1999–2008. * Alexandre Zeitune (

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) – Vice Mayor of

since 2017; Municipal Secretary of Education, Culture, Sports and Leisure of

2017. * Gabriel Chalita ( PDT) – Municipal Secretary of Education of

2015–2016;

from

2011–2015;

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2009–2011; State Secretary of Education of

2003–2007. Candidate for Vice Mayor of

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Lost in convention

* José Aníbal (

) – President of the Institute Teotônio Vilela since 2015;

from

2016–2017; State Secretary of Energy of

2011–2015;

2005–2006; State Secretary of Economic Development, Science, Technology and Innovation of

1999–2001;

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1990–1999 and 2007–2011. Candidate for

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. * Luiz Felipe d'Ávila (

) – political scientist, professor, speaker and coach in Public Leadership. * Floriano Pesaro (

) – State Secretary of Social Development of

since 2015;

from

since 2015;

2009–2014; Municipal Secretary of Social Assistance and Development of

2005–2006. *

Sâmia Bomfim Sâmia de Souza Bomfim (born 22 August 1989) is a Brazilian politician. She has spent her political career representing São Paulo, having served as federal deputy representative since 2019. Personal life Prior to entering politics Bomfim worked ...

( PSOL) –

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since 2017. * Carlos Giannazi ( PSOL) –

since 2007;

2001–2007. Candidate for

and for Vice Mayor of

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. *

Fernando Haddad Fernando Haddad (; born 25 January 1963) is a Brazilian scholar, lawyer and politician who has served as the Brazilian Minister of Finance since 1 January 2023. He was previously the mayor of São Paulo from 2013 to 2017 and the Brazilian mini ...

( PT) –

2013–2017;

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2005–2012. Candidate for

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Opinion polls

First round

Second round

Debates

Governor

Senator

Senate candidates

Confirmed candidates

Candidacies denied

Declined candidates

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Results

Governor

Senator

Chamber of Deputies

Legislative Assembly

References

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