2020 Rio de Janeiro mayoral election

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2020 Rio de Janeiro municipal election
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  2016 15 November 2020 (2020-11-15)(first round)
29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)(second round)
2024  
2020 Rio de Janeiro Mayoral election
Opinion polls
Turnout67.21% (first round)
64.55% (second round)
  Foto oficial de Eduardo Paes (cropped 2).jpg Marcelo Crivella Prefeito (cropped 2).jpg
Candidate Eduardo Paes Marcelo Crivella
Party DEM Republicanos
AllianceThe Certainty of a Better RioWith God, for the Family and for Rio
Popular vote1,629,319913,700
Percentage64.07%35.93%

Mayor before election

Marcelo Crivella
Republicanos

Elected mayor

Eduardo Paes
DEM

Parliamentary election
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
Municipal Chamber
Republicanos 11.077+4
PSOL Tarcísio Motta 10.957+1
DEM 10.377+3
PSD 4.653+1
PT Reimont Otoni4.433+1
Avante 4.403+2
PL 4.172+2
Cidadania 3.813+3
PSC Elitusalem Gomes3.782−1
PTB 3.232−1
Solidarity 2.891−1
PMN 2.751−1
PSL 2.531+1
PDT Fernando William2.371−1
PTC 2.271+1
DC 2.271+1
MDB 1.841−9
PSDB 0.730−3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

The 2020 Rio de Janeiro municipal election took place in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November 2020 [1] to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, and 51 city councillors for the administration of the city. On the 29 November 2020 run-off election, former mayor Eduardo Paes, of the Democrats (DEM), defeated incumbent mayor Marcelo Crivella of the Republicans (REP), who lost his bid for re-election. [2]

Contents

Candidates

Candidates in runoff

#PartyMayoral candidatePolitical office(s)Vice-Mayoral candidateCoalition
10
Marcelo Crivella Prefeito.jpg
Marcelo Crivella (REP) Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2017–present; Senator for Rio de Janeiro 2003–2017, Minister for Fishing and Aquaculture 2012–2014
Andréa Firmo (REP)
With God, for the Family and for Rio
REP, PATRI, SD, PODE, PP, PRTB, PTC, PMN
25
Democrats (DEM)
Foto oficial de Eduardo Paes.jpg
Eduardo Paes (DEM) Mayor of Rio de Janeiro 2009–2017; State Secretary of Tourism, Sport and Leisure of Rio de Janeiro 2007–2008; Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1999–2007; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1997–1999; Sub-Mayor of Barra da Tijuca and Jacarepaguá 1993–1997.
Nilton Caldeira (PL)
The Certainty of a Better Rio
DEM, PL, PSDB, PV, DC, AVANTE, CDN

Candidates failing to make runoff

#PartyMayoral candidatePolitical office(s)Vice-Mayoral candidateCoalition
12
Martha Mesquita da Rocha - Senado.jpg
Martha Rocha (PDT) State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2015–present
Anderson Quack (PSB)
United for Rio
PDT, PSB
13
Juca Ferreira recebe Benedita da Silva - 16927531275 (cropped).jpg
Benedita da Silva (PT) Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1987–95, 2011–present; Governor of Rio de Janeiro 2002–03; Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro 1999–2002; Senator for Rio de Janeiro 1995–1998; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 1983–1987
Rejane de Almeida (PCdoB)
It's the People's Time
PT, PCdoB
15
A primeira-dama do Rio, Silvia Jane Crivella, e o secretario da Casa Civil, Paulo Messina (cropped).jpg
Paulo Messina (MDB) City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 2017–present
Sheila Barbosa (MDB)
MDB
16
Cyro Garcia PSTU-RJ.jpg
Cyro Garcia (PSTU) Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 1993; President of the Rio de Janeiro Bank Clerks' Union 1989–1990, 1991–1993, 1996–1997; President of the Rio de Janeiro branch of the United Socialist Workers' Party, 1994–present
Elisa Guimarães (PSTU)
PSTU
17
Comissao de Esporte (CESPO) - Luiz Lima (cropped).jpg
Luiz Lima (PSL) Federal Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2019–present
Fernando Veloso (PSD)
Rio Has Options
PSL, PSD
18
Bandeira de Mello REDE 18 (cropped).jpg
Eduardo Bandeira de Mello (REDE)President of Flamengo Rowing Club 2013–2018
Andrea Gouvêa Vieira (REDE)
REDE
20
Gloria Heloiza pela Agencia Brasil (cropped).jpg
Glória Heloiza (PSC)Judge of the 2nd Court of the Childhood, Youth and the Elderly of the Justice Court of Rio de Janeiro 1996–2020
Mauro Santos (PSC)
29
Henrique Simonard, do PCO-RJ.jpg
Henrique Simonard (PCO)Student activist
Caetano Sigiliano (PCO)
PCO
30
New Party (NOVO)
Fred Luz como Diretor-Geral do Flamengo.jpg
Fred Luz (NOVO)CEO of Flamengo Rowing Club 2014–2018
Giselle Gomes (NOVO)
NOVO
35
2020 SUED HAIDAR CANDIDATO PREFEITO RJ RIO DE JANEIRO TSE (190000946166).jpg
Sued Haidar (PMB)President of the Party of the Brazilian Woman 2015–present
Jéssica Natalino (PMB)
PMB
50
Renata Souza candidata a Deputada Estadual (cropped).jpg
Renata Souza (PSOL) State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2019–present
Íbis Silva Pereira (PSOL)
A Rio of Hope
PSOL, PCB, UP
90
Visitas.Visitantes (16894960340) cropped.jpg
Clarissa Garotinho (PROS) Federal Deputy from Rio de Janeiro 2015–present; State Secretary for Development, Employment and Innovation 2017–2018; State Deputy of Rio de Janeiro 2011–2015; City Councillor of Rio de Janeiro 2009–2011
Jorge Coutinho (PROS)
PROS

Withdrawn candidates

Opinion polls

Polling aggregates
Active candidates
  Eduardo Paes (DEM)
  Marcelo Crivella (REP)
  Martha Rocha (PDT)
  Benedita da Silva (PT)
  Luiz Lima (PSL)
  Renata Souza (PSOL)
  Others
  Abstentions/Undecided

First round

Published after the campaign's start

Pollster/client(s)Date(s)
conducted
Sample
size
Paes
DEM
Crivella
REP
Rocha
PDT
Silva
PT
Mello
REDE
Garotinho
PROS
Lima
PSL
Souza
PSOL
Garcia
PSTU
Messina
MDB
Luz
NOVO
Heloiza
PSC
Haidar
PMB
Simonard
PCO
Abst.
Undec.
Lead
2020 Election 15 Nov2,633,32237.01%21.90%11.30%11.27%2.48%0.46%6.85%3.24%0.11%2.93%1.76%0.52%0.15%0.02%19.23%15.11%
Ibope (exit poll) 15 Nov [a] 5,00033%17%9%12%2%1%5%2%<1%2%1%<1%<1%<1%15%16%
IBOPE 12–14 Nov1,20435%14%9%11%3%0%5%2%0%2%2%0%0%0%16%21%
Paraná Pesquisas 29 Oct–1 Nov91027.7%14.1%14%8.2%3.2%1.2%4.2%1.9%0.7%1.2%1.2%0.4%0.2%0.1%21.8%13.6%
RealTime BigData 26–28 Oct1,00031%12%13%10%3%3%4%4%0%1%2%0%0%1%15%18%
IBOPE 28–30 Oct1,20432%14%14%9%2%0%4%2%0%1%1%0%0%0%20%18%
Datafolha [21] 20–21 Oct1,00828%13%13%10%3%1%4%5%2%0%1%1%0%0%20%15%
RealTime BigData 14–17 Oct1,05031%11%9%7%3%1%2%2%0%1%1%0%0%0%32%20%
IBOPE 13–15 Oct1,00130%12%8%7%3%1%3%3%2%1%0%0%-0%28%18%
RealTime Big Data 13–15 Oct1,00031%15%12%10%5%3%2%3%0%1%1%0%<1%<1%24%16%
DataFolha 5–6 Oct90030%14%10%8%3%1%1%3%2%1%1%<1%<1%<1%25%16%
IBOPE 30 Sep–2 Oct80527%12%8%7%2%2%1%2%3%<1%<1%<1%<1%<1%35%15%
Exame/Ideia 25–29 Sep80026%17%12%10%4%2%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%0%22%9%
Paraná Pesquisas 20–24 Sep91025.1%13.6%11.8%7.3%3.6%2.2%1.9%1,6%1.0%0.9%0.8%0.7%0.7%0.1%28.0%11.5%

Published before the campaign's start

Pollster/client(s)Date(s)
conducted
Sample
size
Paes
DEM
Crivella
REP
Rocha
PDT
Daciolo
PL
Alencar
PSOL
Motta
PSOL
Freixo
PSOL
Molon
PSB/REDE
Mello
REDE
Silva
PT
OthersAbst.
Undec.
Lead
Paraná Pesquisas 15–19 Aug91029.5%15.7%10.1%5.2%---7.4%7.7%24.5%14.5%
28.6%15.4%9.3%5.1%---7.0%11.9%22.9%13.2%
Instituto VER 20–23 May1,00031.3%10.8%6.8%4.5%2.9%2.1%2.2%39.3%20.5%
25.1%9.6%6.0%3.8%3.1%6.6%1.5%42.8%15.5%
15 Mar 2020 Marcelo Freixo drops out of the race
Paraná Pesquisas 14–19 Mar91027.9%13.1%10.1%13.4%3.6%4.3%7.5%20.9%14.5%
29.5%13.1%12.0%14.5%4.3%4.0%22.6%15.0%
Datafolha 11–13 Dec 201987222%8%7%18%2%6%4%5%27%3%
2016 election 2 Oct 201627.78%18.26%1.43%52.50%18.27%9.52%

Second round

Pollster/client(s)Date(s)
conducted
Sample
size
Paes
DEM
Crivella
REP
Abst.
Undec.
Lead
2020 election29 Nov64.07%35.93%18.80%28.14%
Ibope 23–25 Nov1,00153%28%19%25%
Datafolha 16–18 Nov1,25454%21%25%33%
Ibope 16–18 Nov1,00153%23%23%30%
RealTime Big Data/CNN Brasil 16–17 Nov1,05071%29%43%

Debates

2020 São Paulo mayoral election debates
No.Date and locationHostsModeratorsParticipants [b]
Key:
 P  Present  A  Absent  Out  Out of the election
DEM Republicanos PT PSL PSC PDT PROS PSOL MDB NOVO REDE
Paes Crivella Silva Lima HeloizaRocha Garotinho SouzaMessinaLuzMello
1.1Thursday, 1 October 2020
Rio de Janeiro, Vila Isabel
Band Carlos AndreazzaPPPPPPPPPPP
2.1Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Rio de Janeiro, Ventura Corporate Towers
CNN Brazil Monalisa Perrone APOut
2.2Thursday, 19 November 2020
Rio de Janeiro, Vila Isabel
Band Mariana ProcópioPP
2.3Friday, 27 November 2020
São Paulo, Jacarepaguá
Globo Ana Paula Araújo PP

Municipal Chamber

The result of the last municipal election and the current situation in the Municipal Chamber is given below:

AffiliationMembers
Elected [24] Current [25]
MDB 101
PSOL 66
DEM 48
Republicanos 36
PSDB 30
PSC 33
PTB 31
PT 22
PDT 22
PP 26
Solidarity 22
PHS 20
PSD 23
PMN 21
NOVO 10
PROS 11
Patriota 11
Avante 11
PODE 12
DC 01
Cidadania 02
PL 01
PTC 01
Total51

Results

Mayor

CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Eduardo Paes Nilton Caldeira (PL) DEM 974,80437.011,629,31964.07
Marcelo Crivella (incumbent)Andréa Firmo (PRTB) Republicanos 576,82521.90913,70035.93
Martha RochaAnderson Quack (PSB) PDT 297,75111.30
Benedita da Silva Rejane de Almeida (PCdoB) PT 296,84711.27
Luiz Lima Fernando Veloso (PSD) PSL 180,3366.85
Renata SouzaÍbis Pereira PSOL 85,2723.24
Paulo MessinaShiela Barbosa MDB 77,0932.93
Bandeira de MelloAndréa Gouvêa REDE 65,2962.48
Fred LuzGiselle Gomes NOVO 46,2461.76
Glória HeloizaMauro Santos PSC 13,8160.52
Clarissa Garotinho Jorge Coutinho PROS 12,1780.46
Suêd HaidarJessica Natalino PMB 3,8330.15
Cyro Garcia Elisa Guimarães PSTU 3,0250.11
Henrique SimonardCaetano Sigiliano PCO 5890.02
Total2,633,911100.002,543,019100.00
Valid votes2,633,91180.772,543,01981.20
Invalid votes413,96212.69431,10413.77
Blank votes213,1386.54157,6105.03
Total votes3,261,011100.003,131,733100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,851,88767.214,851,88764.55
Source: G1
Popular vote (first round)
Paes
37.01%
Crivella
21.90%
Rocha
11.30%
Silva
11.27%
Lima
6.85%
Souza
3.24%
Others
8.42%
Popular vote (second round)
Paes
64.07%
Crivella
35.93%

Municipal Chamber

Camara Municipal do Rio de Janeiro 2020.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Republicanos 294,29811.157Increase2.svg3
Socialism and Liberty Party 289,10210.967Increase2.svg1
Democrats 275,29810.437Increase2.svg3
Workers' Party 142,0475.383Increase2.svg1
Social Democratic Party 123,0544.663Increase2.svg1
Avante 116,3504.413Increase2.svg2
Progressistas 112,8664.282Steady2.svg
Liberal Party 110,1524.172Increase2.svg2
Cidadania 100,4583.812Increase2.svg2
Social Christian Party 99,8913.792Decrease2.svg1
Brazilian Labour Party 86,8133.292Decrease2.svg1
Solidariedade 77,4232.931Decrease2.svg1
New Party 74,4452.821Steady2.svg
Party of National Mobilization 73,8252.801Decrease2.svg1
Patriota 67,8432.571Steady2.svg
Social Liberal Party 66,8952.531Increase2.svg1
Christian Labour Party 64,6732.451Increase2.svg1
Christian Democracy 64,3712.441Increase2.svg1
Democratic Labour Party 62,6142.371Decrease2.svg1
Podemos 60,0122.271Steady2.svg
Brazilian Democratic Movement 50,5191.911Decrease2.svg9
Republican Party of the Social Order 46,7531.771Steady2.svg
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party 37,4221.420Steady2.svg
Brazilian Socialist Party 35,8061.360Steady2.svg
Brazilian Woman's Party 27,5061.040Steady2.svg
Communist Party of Brazil 27,4361.040Steady2.svg
Brazilian Social Democracy Party 19,7950.750Decrease2.svg3
Sustainability Network 15,7100.600Steady2.svg
Green Party 6,5330.250Steady2.svg
Popular Unity 3,7540.140New
Brazilian Communist Party 3,4670.130Steady2.svg
United Socialist Workers' Party 1,6830.060Steady2.svg
Workers' Cause Party 1530.010Steady2.svg
Total2,638,967100.0051
Valid votes2,638,96780.93
Invalid votes381,61411.70
Blank votes240,0947.36
Total votes3,260,675100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,851,88767.20
Source: G1

Notes

  1. Exit poll conducted on election day.
  2. Debates broadcast on television or radio were legally required to invite all candidates whose parties or coalitions had at least five members in the National Congress based on the most recent election. [22] The candidates listed in this table satisfied this condition. [23]

References

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