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The 2010 Bahia gubernatorial election was held on October 3 as part of the general elections in Brazil. In this election, Bahian citizens eligible to vote decided incumbent Governor Jaques Wagner, of the center-left Workers' Party, should receive a new four-year term. His main challengers were former Governor Paulo Souto, of the right wing Democrats, and Minister for National Integration Geddel Vieira Lima, of centrist Brazilian Democratic Movement Party.
Scenario 2010
| Date | Institute | Candidate | None / Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaques Wagner (PT) | Paulo Souto (DEM) | Geddel Vieira (PMDB) | |||
| December 14–18, 2009 | Ibope/TV Bahia [1] | 49% | 18% | 12% | 2% |
First scenario
| Date | Institute | Candidate | None / Undecided | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaques Wagner (PT) | Paulo Souto (DEM) | Geddel Vieira (PMDB) | Hilton Coelho (PSOL) | |||
| December 14–18, 2009 | Datafolha [2] | 39% | 24% | 11% | 1% | 25% |
Second scenario
| Date | Institute | Candidate | None / Undecided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaques Wagner (PT) | Paulo Souto (DEM) | João Henrique (PMDB) | Luiz Bassuma (PV) | Hilton Coelho (PSOL) | |||
| December 14–18, 2009 | Datafolha [2] | 41% | 25% | 6% | 1% | 0% | 26% |
Third scenario
| Date | Institute | Candidate | None / Undecided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaques Wagner (PT) | ACM Neto (DEM) | Geddel Vieira (PMDB) | Hilton Coelho (PSOL) | Luiz Bassuma (PV) | |||
| December 14–18, 2009 | Datafolha [2] | 43% | 14% | 13% | 2% | 1% | 28% |
Fourth scenario
| Date | Institute | Candidate | None / Undecided | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaques Wagner (PT) | Paulo Souto (DEM) | Geddel Vieira (PMDB) | César Borges (PR) | Lídice da Mata (PSB) | Hilton Coelho (PSOL) | Luiz Bassuma (PV) | |||
| December 14–18, 2009 | Datafolha [2] | 39% | 22% | 10% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 24% |
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