2014 Bahia gubernatorial election

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2014 Bahia gubernatorial election
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  2010 October 5, 20142018 
  Posse de Rui Costa - Casa Civil.jpg Paulo Souto.jpg Lidice da Matta10nov2011.jpg
Nominee Rui Costa Paulo Souto Lídice da Mata
Party PT DEM PSB
Running mate João Leão Joaci Góes Eduardo Vasconcelos
Popular vote3,558,9752,440,409432,379
Percentage 54.53%37.39%6.62%

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Governor before election

Jaques Wagner
PT

Elected Governor

Rui Costa
PT

The Bahia gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next governor of the state of Bahia. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election will be held on 26 October. [1] Governor Jaques Wagner is ineligible to run due to term limits (eight years). In a stunning upset, the PT nominee Rui Costa won the election with 54.5% of valid votes against 37.3% of Paulo Souto in the first-round. [2]

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Candidates

CandidateRunning mateCoalition
Rui Costa
PT
João Leão
PP
"Pra Bahia Mudar Mais"
(PT, PP, PSD, PDT, PR, PCdoB, PTB, PMN)
Renata Mallet
PSTU
Carlos José Bispo do Nascimento
PSTU
-
Paulo Souto
DEM
Joaci Góes
PSDB
"Unidos pela Bahia"
(DEM, PSDB, PMDB, SD, PTN, PROS, PRB, PSC, PTC,
PV, PPS, PRP, PTdoB, PSDC)
Rogério Tadeu da Luz
PRTB
Antônio Gomes de Andrade Neto
PRTB
"Por uma Bahia Livre e Justa"
(PRTB, PEN)
Lídice da Mata
PSB
Eduardo Lima Vasconcelos
PSL
"Um Novo Caminho para a Bahia"
(PSB, PSL, PPL)
Marcos Mendes
PSOL
Ronaldo Santos
PSOL
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Opinion Polling

DateInstitute [3] [4] CandidateBlank/Null/Undecided
Rui Costa (PT)Paulo Souto (DEM)Lídice da Mata (PSB)Rogério da Luz (PRTB)Marcos Mendes (PSOL)Renata Mallet (PSTU)
September 29October 4, 2014Ibope36%36%4%1%1%1%22%
September 2329, 2014Babesp34%35%6%---25%
September 2123, 2014Ibope27%43%7%-1%1%21%
September 1621, 2014Babesp28%37%9%---26%
September 69, 2014Ibope24%46%6%1%1%-22%

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References

  1. "TSE aprova calendário e divulga datas das eleições de 2014".
  2. (in Portuguese) http://g1.globo.com/bahia/eleicoes/2014/noticia/2014/10/rui-costa-do-pt-e-eleito-governador-da-bahia.html
  3. (in Portuguese) Poll tracker at UOL Notícias
  4. (in Portuguese) http://eleicoes.uol.com.br/2014/pesquisas-eleitorais/bahia/1-turno/