2018 Minas Gerais gubernatorial election

The 2018 state elections in Minas Gerais were held on 7 October, as part of the general elections in the Federal District and in 26 states, to elect one Governor and Vice Governor, two Senators and four substitutes for Senator, 53 Federal Deputies, and 77 State Deputies.[1] In the election for Governor, entrepreneur Romeu Zema (NOVO) finished in first place with 42.73% of the valid votes, followed by Senator Antonio Anastasia (PSDB) with 29.06%. Incumbent Governor Fernando Pimentel (PT) couldn't re-elect, placing third place with 23.12% of the votes.[2] As the first place didn't reach 50% of the votes, a second round took place on 28 October.[1] Zema was elect Governor with 71.80% of the votes, and Anastasia placed second with 28.20%.[3]

2018 Minas Gerais state election
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) (first round)
28 October 2018 (2018-10-28) (second round)
Opinion polls
Gubernatorial election
 
Candidate Romeu Zema Antonio Anastasia
Party NOVO PSDB
Running mate Paulo Brant Marcos Montes
Popular vote 6,963,806 2,734,452
Percentage 71.80% 28.20%
  •      Romeu Zema
  •      Antonio Anastasia
Governor before election

Fernando Pimentel
PT

 Elected Governor

Romeu Zema
NOVO

Parliamentary election
Party Leader % Seats ±
Legislative Assembly
MDB 7.37 7 -3
PRB 7.16 3 +1
PSL 7.05 6 +6
PSDB 6.60 7 -2
PHS 4.13 3 +2
PTB 3.94 3 -1
PSC 3.90 3 +1
PV 3.32 5 +1
DEM 2.96 1 -1
SDD 2.78 2 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

For the Federal Senate, the then Federal Deputy Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM) and the journalist and presenter Carlos Viana (PHS) were elect to fill the seats of Aécio Neves (PSDB) and Zezé Perrella (MDB). They had, respectively, 20.49% and 20.22% of the votes. Dinis Pinheiro (SD) place third with 18.42% of the votes, and former president Dilma Rousseff (PT), who had been impeached two years before, placed fourth with 15.35% of the votes.[4]

Gubernatorial candidates

Confirmed candidates
# Governor Vice-Governor Party/coalition
13 Fernando Pimentel (PT) Jô Moraes (PCdoB) On The People's Side
PT, PCdoB, PSB, DC
15 Adalclever Lopes (MDB) Adriana Buzelin (PV) #MinasHasAWay
MDB, PV, PDT, PODE, PROS, PRB
16 Jordano Carvalho (PSTU) Victoria de Fátima de Mello (PSTU) Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)
18 João Batista dos Mares Guia (REDE) Giovanni Corrêa (REDE) The Best for Minas
REDE, PRTB
29 Alexandre Flach (PCO) Sebastião Pessoa (PCO) Labour Cause's Party (PCO)
30 Romeu Zema (NOVO) Paulo Brant (NOVO) New Party (NOVO)
45 Antonio Anastasia (PSDB) Marcos Montes (PSD) Rebuild Minas
PSDB, PSD, DEM, SD, PTB, PPS,
PMN, PSC, PP, PTC, PATRI, PMB
50 Dirlene Marques (PSOL) Sara Azevedo (PSOL) Socialist Minas Front
PSOL, PCB
70 Claudiney Dulim (AVANTE) Leandro Ramon (AVANTE) Avante (AVANTE)

Withdrawn candidates

Senate candidates
No. Senator Party/Coalition
123 Fábio Cherem (PDT) #MinasHasAWay
MDB, PV, PDT, PODE, PROS, PRB
130 Miguel Corrêa (PT) On The People's Side
PT, PCdoB, PSB, DC
133 Dilma Rousseff (PT) On The People's Side
PT, PCdoB, PSB, DC
161 Vanessa Portugal (PSTU) Unified Workers' Socialist Party (PSTU)
180 Kaka Menezes (REDE) The Best for Minas
REDE, PRTB
210 Tulio Lopes (PCB) Socialist Minas Front
PSOL, PCB
250 Rodrigo Pacheco Rebuild Minas
PSDB, PSD, DEM, SD, PTB, PPS,
PMN, PSC, PP, PTC, PATRI, PMB
290 Ana Alves (PCO) Labour Cause's Party (PCO)
300 Rodrigo Paiva (NOVO) New Party (NOVO)
310 Carlos Viana (PHS) Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS)
500 Duda Salabert (PSOL) Socialist Minas Front
PSOL, PCB
540 Elio Lacerda (PPL) Free Fatherland Party (PPL)
544 Alcindor Damasceno (PPL) Free Fatherland Party (PPL)
700 Edson André (AVANTE) Avante (AVANTE)
777 Dinis Pinheiro (SD) Rebuild Minas
PSDB, PSD, DEM, SD, PTB, PPS,
PMN, PSC, PP, PTC, PATRI, PMB

Opinion polls

First round
Pollster/client(s) Date(s)
conducted		 Sample
size		 Anastasia
PSDB		 Veiga
PSDB		 Pimentel
PT		 Zema
NOVO		 Others Abst.
Undec.		 Lead
2018 election 7 Oct – 29.06% – 23.12% 42.73% 5.09% 20.67% 13.67%
Datafolha 3–4 Oct 1,585 32% – 21% 15% 10% 22% 11%
Datafolha 26–28 Sep 1,387 32% – 23% 19% 7% 21% 9%
Ibope 24–26 Sep 2,002 35% – 21% 8% 8% 27% 14%
Datafolha 4–6 Sep 1,289 32% – 22% 5% 7% 35% 10%
Ibope 24–26 Aug 1,204 24% – 14% 3% 7% 51% 10%
2014 election 5 Oct 2014 – – 41.89% 52.98% – 5.13% 16.93% 11.09%

Second round
Pollster/client(s) Date(s)
conducted		 Sample
size		 Zema
NOVO		 Anastasia
PSDB		 Abst.
Undec.		 Lead
2018 election 28 Oct – 71.80% 28.20% 19.61% 43.60%
Ibope 25–27 Oct 2,002 58% 27% 15% 31%
Ibope 20–23 Oct 1,512 57% 29% 15% 28%
Datafolha 17–18 Oct 1,473 58% 24% 19% 34%
Ibope 15–17 Oct 1,512 57% 29% 14% 28%
Paraná Pesquisas 9–10 Oct 1,750 64.7% 23.1% 12.1% 41.6%

Senator
Pollster/client(s) Date(s)
conducted		 Sample
size		 Rousseff
PT		 Viana
PHS		 Pinheiro
SD		 Pacheco
DEM		 Neves
PSDB		 Franco
PPS		 Others Abst.
Undec.
(1st seat)		 Abst.
Undec.
(2nd seat)		 Lead
2018 election 7 Oct – 15.35% 20.22% 18.42% 20.49% – – 25.51% 27.74% 0.27%
Datafolha 26–28 Sep 1,384 28% 14% 10% 17% – – 41% 31% 49% 11%
Ibope 24–26 Sep 2,002 26% 15% 15% 14% – – 48% 55% 63% 11%
Ibope 9–11 Sep 1,512 28% 12% 7% 7% – – 39% 20% 30% 16%
Datafolha 4–6 Sep 1,289 26% 11% 7% 9% – – 46% 40% 61% 15%
Datafolha 20–21 Aug 1,214 25% 11% 5% 6% – – 53% 37% 63% 14%
2010 election 3 Oct 2010 – – – – – 39.47% 26.74% 33.79% 19.06% 12.73%

Debates

First round
Date Host Moderator Antonio Anastasia (PSDB) Fernando Pimentel (PT) Romeu Zema (NOVO) Adalclever Lopes (MDB) Mares Guia (REDE) Dirlene Marques (PSOL) Claudiney Dulim (AVANTE) Jordano Carvalho (PSTU) Alexandre Flach (PCO) Marcio Lacerda (PSB)
16 August 2018 Rede Bandeirantes Inácia Soares Present Present Not Invited Not on race Present Present Present Not Invited Not Invited Present
18 September 2018 TV Alterosa, Uai Benny Cohen Present Present Not Invited Present Present Present Present Not Invited Not Invited Out of race
29 September 2018 RecordTV, R7, Super Notícia FM Eduardo Ribeiro Present Present Not Invited Present Present Present Present Not Invited Not Invited
2 October 2018 Rede Globo, G1 Ismar Madeira Present Present Present Present Not Invited Present Present Not Invited Not Invited

Second round
Date Host Moderator Antonio Anastasia (PSDB) Romeu Zema (NOVO)
18 October 2018 Rede Bandeirantes Inácia Soares Present Present
20 October 2018 RecordTV, R7, Super Notícia FM Carla Cecato Present Present
23 October 2018 TV Alterosa, Uai Benny Cohen Present Absent
25 October 2018 Rede Globo, G1 Ismar Madeira Present Present

Results

Governor
Candidate Party Running mate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Romeu Zema NOVO Paulo Brant NOVO 4,138,967 42.73 6,963,806 71.80
Antonio Anastasia PSDB Marcos Montes PSD 2,814,704 29.06 2,734,452 28.20
Fernando Pimentel PT Jô Moraes PCdoB 2,239,379 23.19
Adalclever Lopes MDB Adriana Buzelin PV 268,683 2.77
Dirlene Marques PSOL Sara Azevedo PSOL 133,986 1.38
João Batista Mares Guia REDE Giovanni Corrêa REDE 56,856 0.59
Claudiney Dulim AVANTE Leandro Ramon AVANTE 18,330 0.19
Jordano Carvalho PSTU Victoria de Fátima de Mello PSTU 15,742 0.16
Alexandre Flach PCO Sebastião Pessoa PCO 4,088 0.00
Invalid/blank votes 2,524,007 20.63 2,366,025 19.61
Canceled votes 4,088 0.03 0 0.00
Total 12,211,254 100 12,064,283 100
Registered voters/turnout 15,695,210 77.80 15,695,210 76.86
Popular vote (first round)
Zema
 
 42.73%
Anastasia
 
 29.06%
Pimentel
 
 23.12%
Others
 
 5.09%
Popular vote (second round)
Zema
 
 71.80%
Anastasia
 
 28.20%

Senator
Candidate Party Votes %
Rodrigo Pacheco DEM 3,616,864 20.49
Carlos Viana PHS 3,568,658 20.22
Dinis Pinheiro SD 3,251,175 18.42
Dilma Rousseff PT 2,709,233 15.35
Rodrigo Paiva NOVO 1,342,645 7.61
Miguel Corrêa PT 1,282,946 7.27
Fábio Cherem PDT 899,824 5.10
Duda Salabert PSOL 351,874 1.99
Elio Lacer PPL 307,197 1.74
Tulio Lopes PCB 92,165 0.52
Kaka Menezes REDE 86,771 0.49
Alcindor Damasceno PPL 56,129 0.32
Vanessa Portugal PSTU 53,272 0.30
Edson André AVANTE 29,869 0.17
Ana Alves PCO 25,675 0.00
Invalid/blank votes 6,748,221 27.63
Canceled votes 25,675 0.11
Total 12,211,254 100
Registered voters/turnout 15,695,210 77.80
Popular vote
Pacheco
 
 20.49%
Viana
 
 20.22%
Pinheiro
 
 18.42%
Rousseff
 
 15.35%
Paiva
 
 7.61%
Corrêa
 
 7.27%
Cherem
 
 5.10%
Others
 
 5.53%

Chamber of Deputies
Party Chamber of Deputies
Votes % Seats +/–
Workers' Party 1,343,933 13.34 8 2
Social Liberal Party 1,100,263 10.92 6 6
Brazilian Social Democracy Party 769,033 7.63 5 2
Avante 616,562 6.12 3 2
Brazilian Democratic Movement 610,205 6.05 4 2
New Party 461,859 4.58 2 New
Social Democratic Party 457,320 4.54 3
Humanist Party of Solidarity 394,033 3.91 2 1
Republican Party of the Social Order 377,657 3.75 2 2
Progressistas 372,000 3.69 2 3
Party of the Republic 355,184 3.52 1 2
Brazilian Republican Party 354,433 3.52 2 1
Brazilian Socialist Party 335,216 3.33 3
Democratic Labour Party 298,899 2.97 2
Democrats 285,912 2.84 1 1
Patriota 277,469 2.75 2 2
Socialism and Liberty Party 241,908 2.40 1 1
Podemos 233,631 2.32 1
Social Christian Party 202,230 2.01 1
Brazilian Labour Party 148,428 1.47 0 1
Solidariedade 131,080 1.30 1
Green Party 126,374 1.25 0 1
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party 115,623 1.15 0
Popular Socialist Party 108,242 1.07 0
Communist Party of Brazil 71,706 0.71 0 1
Christian Democracy 55,761 0.55 0
Party of National Mobilization 54,068 0.54 1
Christian Labour Party 52,458 0.52 0 1
Sustainability Network 41,782 0.41 0 New
Party of the Brazilian Woman 26,643 0.26 0 New
Progressive Republican Party 23,003 0.23 0 1
Free Fatherland Party 17,176 0.17 0
Brazilian Communist Party 12,247 0.12 0
Unified Workers' Socialist Party 5,782 0.06 0
Invalid/blank votes 2,133,134 17.47 – –
Total 12,211,254 100.0 53 –
Registered voters/turnout 15,695,210 77.80 – –
Source: UOL

Legislative Assembly
Party Legislative Assembly
Votes % Seats +/–
Workers' Party 1,189,187 11.75 10
Brazilian Democratic Movement 746,112 7.37 7 3
Brazilian Republican Party 724,626 7.16 3 1
Social Liberal Party 712,957 7.05 6 6
Brazilian Social Democracy Party 668,049 6.60 7 2
Social Democratic Party 418,249 4.13 4
Humanist Party of Solidarity 417,651 4.13 3 2
Brazilian Labour Party 398,959 3.94 3 1
Social Christian Party 394,159 3.90 3 1
New Party 372,346 3.68 3 New
Green Party 336,213 3.32 5 1
Democrats 299,902 2.96 1 1
Solidariedade 281,184 2.78 2 2
Podemos 279,618 2.76 2 1
Democratic Labour Party 257,410 2.54 2 2
Avante 243,184 2.40 2 1
Brazilian Socialist Party 240,779 2.38 1 2
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party 221,983 2.19 1 1
Patriota 217,775 2.15 2 1
Communist Party of Brazil 217,040 2.14 1 2
Party of the Republic 201,924 2.00 2 1
Popular Socialist Party 199,971 1.98 1 2
Republican Party of the Social Order 189,560 1.87 1
Christian Democracy 177,674 1.76 1 1
Progressistas 161,627 1.60 1 2
Socialism and Liberty Party 124,439 1.23 1 1
Progressive Republican Party 110,356 1.09 1 1
Christian Labour Party 104,695 1.03 0 1
Sustainability Network 98,796 0.98 1 New
Party of National Mobilization 64,472 0.64 0 1
Brazilian Communist Party 19,585 0.19 0
Free Fatherland Party 14,842 0.15 0
Unified Workers' Socialist Party 9,077 0.09 0
Party of the Brazilian Woman 4,741 0.05 0 New
Invalid/blank votes 2,092,112 17.13 – –
Total 12,211,254 100.0 53 –
Registered voters/turnout 15,695,210 77.80 – –
Source: UOL

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