The Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election of October 2018 was for the election of the Governor and Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro and 70 State Deputies. People also voted for 2 of 3 Senators of the state representation in the Federal legislative power, with 45 federal deputies representatives of the Rio de Janeiro State. A second round was held after no candidate managed to secure more than 50% of the Governor votes.
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2018 Rio de Janeiro state election|
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Candidate with the most votes per municipality in the 2nd round (92):
- Wilson Witzel (89)
- Eduardo Paes (3)
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2018 Rio de Janeiro Senate election|
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Candidate with the most votes per municipality in the 1st round (92):
- Flávio Bolsonaro (84)
- César Maia (8)
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The previous gubernatorial election in the state was held in October 2014. Supported by the Brazilian Democratic Movement, Luiz Fernando Pezão was re-elected in second round with 55.78% of the votes, against 44.22% of Marcelo Crivella.[1]
In the second round runoff, Wilson Witzel was elected Governor of Rio de Janeiro.