2010 Bahia gubernatorial election

2010 Bahia gubernatorial election
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Governor before election; Jaques Wagner ; PT	Elected Governor; Jaques Wagner ; PT

Last updated March 12, 2026

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.

Opinion polling

Scenario 2010

Date	Institute	Candidate			None / Undecided
Date	Institute	Jaques Wagner (PT)	Paulo Souto (DEM)	Geddel Vieira (PMDB)	None / Undecided
December 14–18, 2009	Ibope/TV Bahia ^[1]	49%	18%	12%	2%

First scenario

Date	Institute	Candidate				None / Undecided
Date	Institute	Jaques Wagner (PT)	Paulo Souto (DEM)	Geddel Vieira (PMDB)	Hilton Coelho (PSOL)	None / Undecided
December 14–18, 2009	Datafolha ^[2]	39%	24%	11%	1%	25%

Second scenario

Date	Institute	Candidate					None / Undecided
Date	Institute	Jaques Wagner (PT)	Paulo Souto (DEM)	João Henrique (PMDB)	Luiz Bassuma (PV)	Hilton Coelho (PSOL)	None / Undecided
December 14–18, 2009	Datafolha ^[2]	41%	25%	6%	1%	0%	26%

Third scenario

Date	Institute	Candidate					None / Undecided
Date	Institute	Jaques Wagner (PT)	ACM Neto (DEM)	Geddel Vieira (PMDB)	Hilton Coelho (PSOL)	Luiz Bassuma (PV)	None / Undecided
December 14–18, 2009	Datafolha ^[2]	43%	14%	13%	2%	1%	28%

Fourth scenario

Date	Institute	Candidate							None / Undecided
Date	Institute	Jaques Wagner (PT)	Paulo Souto (DEM)	Geddel Vieira (PMDB)	César Borges (PR)	Lídice da Mata (PSB)	Hilton Coelho (PSOL)	Luiz Bassuma (PV)	None / Undecided
December 14–18, 2009	Datafolha ^[2]	39%	22%	10%	2%	2%	1%	0%	24%

References

↑ (in Portuguese) "Ibope/TV Bahia: Wagner tem 49% e amplia vantagem para o segundo colocado" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine . Ibope/TV Bahia. August 26, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-08-27. (in Portuguese)
1 2 3 4 (in Portuguese) "Jaques Wagner (PT) lidera disputa pelo governo do estado" Archived 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine . Datafolha. December 23, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-10-20. (in Portuguese)

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[SouWagner13-1] (in Portuguese) "Ibope/TV Bahia: Wagner tem 49% e amplia vantagem para o segundo colocado" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine . Ibope/TV Bahia. August 26, 2010. Retrieved on 2010-08-27. (in Portuguese)

[BA-2] 1 2 3 4 (in Portuguese) "Jaques Wagner (PT) lidera disputa pelo governo do estado" Archived 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine . Datafolha. December 23, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-10-20. (in Portuguese)

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