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2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election

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.

2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election
← 2002 1 October 2006 (2006-10-01) 2010 →
 
Nominee José Serra Aloizio Mercadante
Party PSDB PT
Running mate Alberto Goldman Nádia Campeão
Popular vote 12,381,038 6,771,582
Percentage 57.93% 31.68%
Candidate with the most votes per municipality (645):
     José Serra (629 municipalities)
     Aloizio Mercadante (13 municipalities)
     Orestes Quércia (3 municipalities)
Governor before election

Claudio Lembo
PFL

Elected Governor

José Serra
PSDB

2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election
← 2002 1 October 2006 (2006-10-01) 2010 →
 
Nominee Eduardo Suplicy Afif Domingos
Party PT PFL
Popular vote 8,986,803 8,212,177
Percentage 47.82% 43.70%
Candidate with the most votes per municipality (645):
     Eduardo Suplicy
     Afif Domingos
Senator before election

Eduardo Suplicy
PT

Elected Senator

Eduardo Suplicy
PT

Governor and Vice-Governor edit

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 Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) – was the governing party, but governor Geraldo Alckmin could not run for reelection. Thus, the party had to appoint a new name for the run. After governor Alckmin was selected as the presidential candidate on a dispute with 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 Quércia as their candidate.
  • Other candidates included Plinio de Arruda Sampaio (PSOL) and Carlos Apolinário (PDT)

Results edit

Governor edit

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
José SerraAlberto GoldmanPSDB12,381,03857.93
Aloizio MercadanteNádia Campeão (PCdoB)PT6,771,58231.68
Orestes QuérciaÁtila Russomanno (PP)PMDB977,6954.57
Plínio de Arruda SampaioMauro Iasi (PCB)PSOL532,4702.49
Carlos ApolinárioJosé Pereira dos SantosPDT430,8472.02
Cláudio de MauroAurélio NomuraPV186,0870.87
Mario GuideMarcos GavaPSB39,8570.19
Tarcísio FoglioSamuel RodriguesPSC17,4200.08
Antônio da Cunha LimaEdna OrtolanPSDC7,0730.03
Roberto Sarli JúniorRoberto MachioniPAN6,6070.03
Eder XavierJarbas ÁvilaPTC6,0470.03
Roberto Siqueira GomesMarcos GermanoPSL5,9820.03
Anaí CaproniFirmino Alves RosaPCO5,9020.03
Fred CorrêaEvandro de Lima (PTdoB)PTN4,5230.02
Pedro VivianiArmando Coelho NetoPMN00.00
Rui ReichmannGioconda CornélioPRONA00.00
Total21,373,130100.00
Valid votes21,373,13089.91
Invalid votes1,274,2835.36
Blank votes1,124,4754.73
Total votes23,771,888100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,037,73484.79
PSDB hold
Popular vote
Serra
 
 57.93%
Mercadante
 
 31.68%
Quércia
 
 4.57%
Sampaio
 
 2.49%
Apolinário
 
 2.02%
Others
 
 1.31%

Senator edit

CandidatePartyVotes%
Eduardo Suplicy (incumbent)PT8,968,80347.77
Guilherme AfifPFL8,212,17743.74
Alda Marco AntônioPMDB929,1794.95
Elza PereiraPDT195,8171.04
Domingos FernandesPV187,5871.00
Luís Carlos PratesPSTU81,5250.43
Manoel do NascimentoPSC52,3880.28
Marcelo Reis LoboPSB48,5810.26
Robson MalekPRONA42,9710.23
Paulo PiasentiPTdoB22,4840.12
João Dárcio FilhoPTN9,8560.05
José Ribamar DantasPMN9,4260.05
Ana PrudentePTC7,0500.04
Antônio Carlos SilvaPCO3,0270.02
João RezendePAN2,5500.01
Constantino CuryPHS00.00
Félix Gil FernandesPRP00.00
Raimundo Souza TeixeiraPRTB00.00
Rubens PavãoPSDC00.00
Total18,773,421100.00
Valid votes18,773,42179.03
Invalid votes2,757,18911.61
Blank votes2,223,2889.36
Total votes23,753,898100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,037,73484.72
PT hold
Popular vote
Suplicy
 
 47.77%
Afif
 
 43.74%
Antônio
 
 4.95%
Others
 
 3.27%

Chamber of Deputies edit

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Brazilian Social Democracy Party4,291,45621.0817 6
Workers' Party3,869,12219.0114 4
Liberal Front Party1,587,7037.805 2
Progressive Party1,571,9457.726 3
Green Party1,442,4297.095 3
Brazilian Socialist Party1,154,4555.674 1
Brazilian Labour Party1,082,3825.324 1
Democratic Labour Party1,037,4815.103 2
Brazilian Democratic Movement Party792,3313.893 1
Liberal Party668,1643.282 1
Christian Labour Party527,3732.592 2
Popular Socialist Party497,1052.441 2
Social Christian Party476,3062.341 1
Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order437,0962.151 5
Socialism and Liberty Party295,9331.451New
Communist Party of Brazil258,7311.271 1
Christian Social Democratic Party82,2830.400 
Social Liberal Party75,1320.370 
Progressive Republican Party33,4780.160 
Humanist Party of Solidarity31,4740.150 
Labour Party of Brazil27,9450.140 
Party of National Mobilization27,5470.140 
Party of the Nation's Retirees25,9080.130 
United Socialist Workers' Party18,2270.090 
National Labour Party14,7150.070 
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party12,1100.060 
Brazilian Communist Party10,4560.050 
Workers' Cause Party5,5910.030 
Total20,354,878100.0070–
Valid votes20,354,87885.63
Invalid votes1,749,6457.36
Blank votes1,667,0567.01
Total votes23,771,579100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,037,73484.78

References edit

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