2018 Acre gubernatorial election

2018 Acre gubernatorial election
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Nominee Gladson Cameli Marcus Alexandre
Party PP PT
Running mate Major Rocha Emylson Farias
Popular vote 223,993 144,071
Percentage 53.71% 34.54%
Results by municipality
Governor before election

Tião Viana
PT

Elected Governor

Gladson Cameli
PP

A gubernatorial election was held in Acre on 7 October 2018 to elect the next governor of the state, 8 federal deputies, and two out of its three senators. Senator Gladson Cameli won 53% of the vote in the first round, making him the elected governor of Acre without the need for a runoff.[1] Senator Sérgio Petecão was reelected with 30% of the vote and former congressman Márcio Bittar was elected with 23% of the vote, unseating Jorge Viana, one of the incumbent senators.[2]

The previous gubernatorial election in the state was held in October 2014. Workers' Party candidate Tião Viana was re-elected after a runoff with 51.29% of the vote, beating PSDB candidate Márcio Bittar, who got 48.71% of the vote.[3]

Candidates for governor

Progressistas (PP)

Workers' Party (PT)

Social Liberal Party (PSL)

Avante

  • David Hall - Ufac philosophy teacher.[4]

Rede Sustentabilidade (REDE)

Candidates for senator

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

Workers' Party (PT)

Rede Sustentabilidade (REDE)

  • Minoru Kinpara - Ufac director of development of teaching.[5]

Social Liberal Party (PSL)

  • Pedrazza - Lawyer.[5]

Debates

Date Host Moderator Gladson Cameli (PP) Marcus Alexandre (PT) Coronel Ulysses (PSL) David Hall (AVANTE) Janaina Furtado (REDE)
3 October 2018[6] Globo, Rede Amazônica, G1 Júlio Mosquéra Present Present Present Present Not Invited

Results

Governor

Candidate Running mate First round
Valid Votes %
Gladson Cameli (PP) Major Rocha (PSDB) 223,993 53.71
Marcus Alexandre (PT) Emylson Farias (PDT) 144,071 34.54
Coronel Ulysses (PSL) Ressini Jarude (PSL) 45,032 10.80
Janaina Furtado (REDE) Júlio César Freitas (REDE) 2,765 0.66
David Hall (AVANTE) Thiago Gonçalves (AVANTE) 1,215 0.29
Valid votes 417,076 94,06
Null votes 19,115 4.31
Blank votes 7,238 1.63
Total votes 443,429 100
Turnout 443,429 80.96
Abstentions 104,251 19.04
Total 547,680 100
Popular vote
Cameli
 
 53.71%
Alexandre
 
 34.54%
Ulysses
 
 10.80%
Furtado
 
 0.66%
Hall
 
 0.29%

Senator

  Elect

Candidate Valid Votes %
Sérgio Petecão (PSD) 244,109 30.71
Márcio Bittar (MDB) 185,066 23.28
Jorge Viana (PT) 117,200 14.74
Ney Amorim (PT) 115,243 14.50
Minoru Kinpara (REDE) 112,989 14.21
Pedrazza (PSL) 20,302 2.55
Valid votes 794,909 89.63
Null votes 60,815 6.86
Blank votes 31,134 3.51
Total votes 886,858 100
Turnout 886,858 81.01
Abstentions 103,929 18.99
Total 990,787 100
Popular vote
Petecão
 
 30.71%
Bittar
 
 23.28%
Viana
 
 14.74%
Amorim
 
 14.50%
Kinpara
 
 14.21%
Pedrazza
 
 2.55%

References

  1. ^ "Gladson Cameli (PP) é eleito governador". G1. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Acre elege Sérgio Petecão e Márcio Bittar". Senado Notícias. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. ^ Fulgêncio, Caio (26 October 2014). "Tião Viana, do PT, é reeleito governador do Acre". Acre. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Candidatos ao governo do Acre nas eleições de 2018: veja quem são". G1. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Candidatos ao Senado pelo Acre nas eleições 2018: veja a lista". G1. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Candidatos ao governo do Acre participam de debate na Rede Amazônica" (in Portuguese). G1. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.