Mato Grosso gubernatorial election, 2014
Mato Grosso gubernatorial election, 2014
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| Nominee |
Pedro Taques |
Lúdio Cabral |
Janete Riva |
| Party |
PDT |
PT |
PSD |
| Running mate |
Carlos Fávaro |
Tetê Bezerra |
Aray Fonseca |
| Popular vote |
833,788 |
472,507 |
144,440 |
| Percentage |
57.25% |
32.45% |
9.92% |
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The Mato Grosso gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next Governor of the state of Mato Grosso. If no candidate had received more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election would have been held on the 26th of October.[1] Governor Silval Barbosa did not run for a second term. Senator Pedro Taques of the PDT won election to the open seat in the first round.[2]
Candidates
- Pedro Taques 12 (PDT) - Senator from Mato Grosso (elected in 2010)
- Carlos Fávaro 12 (PP) - agricultural producer; former President of the Association of Corn and Soybean Producers (Aprosoja)[3]
- Lúdio Cabral 13 (PT) - former Cuiabá Councillor (elected in 2004, 2008); candidate for Mayor of Cuiabá (2012)
- Teté Bezerra 13 (PMDB) - State Deputy (elected in 2010)
- Dr. José Roberto 50 (PSOL) - lawyer
- Marco Natale 50 (PSOL) - accountant
- Janete Riva 55 (PSD)
Results
Mato Grosso Gubernatorial Election[4]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
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PDT |
Pedro Taques |
833,788 |
57.25% |
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PT |
Lúdio Cabral |
472,507 |
32.45% |
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PSD |
Janete Riva |
144,440 |
9.92% |
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PSOL |
Dr. José Roberto |
5,570 |
0.38% |
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| Majority |
361,281 |
24.80% |
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PDT gain from PT |
Swing |
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References