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The Mato Grosso gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next governor of the state of Mato Grosso. If no candidate had received more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election would have been held on 26 October. [1] Governor Silval Barbosa did not run for a second term. Senator Pedro Taques of the PDT won election to the open seat in the first round. [2]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDT | Pedro Taques | 833,788 | 57.25% | ||
| PT | Lúdio Cabral | 472,507 | 32.45% | ||
| PSD | Janete Riva | 144,440 | 9.92% | ||
| PSOL | Dr. José Roberto | 5,570 | 0.38% | ||
| Majority | 361,281 | 24.80% | |||
| PDT gain from PT | Swing | ||||
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