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The Tocantins gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next governor of the state of Tocantins, Brazil. 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 Sandoval Cardoso ran for his first full term after becoming governor in 2014, but lost to former Governor Marcelo Miranda in the first round. [2]
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMDB | Marcelo Miranda | 360,640 | 51.30% | ||
| Solidarity | Sandoval Cardoso (inc.) | 314,392 | 44.72% | ||
| PROS | Ataídes Oliveira | 24,874 | 3.54% | ||
| PCB | Potengy | 1,873 | 0.27% | ||
| PSOL | Eula Angelim | 1,234 | 0.18% | ||
| Majority | 46,248 | 6.58% | |||
| PMDB gain from Solidarity | Swing | ||||
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