2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election

Brazilian gubernatorial election October 2025 2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election São Paulo presidential no 2002 São Paulo gubernatorial election 2002 2010 São Paulo gubernatorial election 2010 2006 10 01 y 160x160px José Serra Brazilian Social Democratic Party Alberto Goldman 12,381,038 57.93% 160x160px Aloizio Mercadante Workers' Party (Brazil) Nádia Campeão 6,771,582 31.68% Mapa do 1º turno da eleição para governador em São Paulo em 2006.svg 250px Candidate with the most votes per municipality (645):Brazilian Social Democracy Party José Serra (629 municipalities)Workers' Party (Brazil) Aloizio Mercadante (13 municipalities)Brazilian Democratic Movement Orestes Quércia (3 municipalities) Governor Claudio Lembo Liberal Front Party José Serra Brazilian Social Democratic Party 2006 São Paulo gubernatorial election São Paulo presidential no 2002 São Paulo gubernatorial election 2002 2010 São Paulo gubernatorial election 2010 2006 10 01 y 160x160px Eduardo Suplicy Workers' Party (Brazil) 8,986,803 47.82% 160x160px Afif Domingos Liberal Front Party 8,212,177 43.70% Mapa 2006 Senado SP.svg 250px Candidate with the most votes per municipality (645):Workers' Party (Brazil) Eduardo SuplicyLiberal Front Party Afif Domingos Senator Eduardo Suplicy Workers' Party (Brazil) Eduardo Suplicy Workers' Party (Brazil) The São Paulo state elections of 2006 was held along with Brazilian general elections, on October 1 and on October 29, 2006. Since 1994, as a result of a constitutional amendment which reduced the presidential term to four years, all federal and state elections in Brazil have coincided. The state elections decide Governors and the state deputies for the Legislative Assemblies. Also, the members of the National Congress are elected by state. Governor and Vice-Governor In general, the rules of the presidential ballot also apply to the gubernatorial one. That is, the ballot is taken in two rounds, if no one reaches at least an absolute majority of the valid votes, a second round between the two most voted candidates will be held. All the candidates holding executive posts had to renounce till April 2, 2006 in order to be able to run. The candidates for Governor of São Paulo were, in no particular order: The Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) – was the governing party, but governor Geraldo Alckmin could not run for reelection. Thus, the party had to appoint a new name for the run. After governor Alckmin was selected as the presidential candidate on a dispute with the state capital mayor José Serra, it was proposed that Serra should be the candidate for the state government. Workers' Party (PT) – the main opposition party in the state held primaries and chose Aloizio Mercadante, senator of São Paulo in the fourth year of his term (the term of a senator in Brazil is eight years-long). Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) – chose former governor of São Paulo Orestes Quércia as their candidate. Other candidates included Plinio de Arruda Sampaio (PSOL) and Carlos Apolinário (PDT) Results Governor PSDB José Serra Alberto Goldman 12381038 PT Aloizio Mercadante Nádia Campeão (PCdoB) 6771582 PMDB Orestes Quércia Átila Russomanno (PP) 977695 PSOL Plínio de Arruda Sampaio Mauro Iasi (PCB) 532470 PDT Carlos Apolinário José Pereira dos Santos 430847 PV Cláudio de Mauro Aurélio Nomura 186087 PSB Mario Guide Marcos Gava 39857 PSC Tarcísio Foglio Samuel Rodrigues 17420 PSDC Antônio da Cunha Lima Edna Ortolan 7073 PAN Roberto Sarli Júnior Roberto Machioni 6607 PTC Christian Labour Party Eder Xavier Jarbas Ávila 6047 PSL Roberto Siqueira Gomes Marcos Germano 5982 PCO Anaí Caproni Firmino Alves Rosa 5902 PTN National Labour Party (Brazil) Fred Corrêa Evandro de Lima (PTdoB) 4523 PMN Pedro Viviani Armando Coelho Neto 0 PRONA Rui Reichmann Gioconda Cornélio 0 1274283 1124475 28037734 PSDB hold Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px Serra Brazilian Social Democracy Party 57.93 Mercadante Workers' Party (Brazil) 31.68 Quércia Brazilian Democratic Movement 4.57 Sampaio Socialism and Liberty Party 2.49 Apolinário Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) 2.02 Others Other 1.31 Senator PT Eduardo Suplicy (incumbent) 8968803 PFL Liberal Front Party Guilherme Afif 8212177 PMDB Alda Marco Antônio 929179 PDT Elza Pereira 195817 PV Domingos Fernandes 187587 PSTU Luís Carlos Prates 81525 PSC Manoel do Nascimento 52388 PSB Marcelo Reis Lobo 48581 PRONA Robson Malek 42971 PTdoB Labour Party of Brazil Paulo Piasenti 22484 PTN National Labour Party (Brazil) João Dárcio Filho 9856 PMN José Ribamar Dantas 9426 PTC Christian Labour Party Ana Prudente 7050 PCO Antônio Carlos Silva 3027 PAN João Rezende 2550 PHS Constantino Cury 0 PRP Félix Gil Fernandes 0 PRTB Raimundo Souza Teixeira 0 PSDC Rubens Pavão 0 2757189 2223288 28037734 PT hold Popular vote #ddd 550px 500px Suplicy Workers' Party (Brazil) 47.77 Afif Liberal Front Party 43.74 Antônio Brazilian Democratic Movement 4.95 Others Other 3.27 Chamber of Deputies Brazilian Social Democracy Party 4291456 17 6 Workers' Party 3869122 14 4 Liberal Front Party Liberal Front Party 1587703 5 2 Progressive Party Progressive Party (Brazil) 1571945 6 3 Green Party 1442429 5 3 Brazilian Socialist Party 1154455 4 1 Brazilian Labour Party 1082382 4 1 Democratic Labour Party 1037481 3 2 Brazilian Democratic Movement Party 792331 3 1 Liberal Party 668164 2 1 Christian Labour Party Christian Labour Party 527373 2 2 Popular Socialist Party Popular Socialist Party (Brazil) 497105 1 2 Social Christian Party 476306 1 1 Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order 437096 1 5 Socialism and Liberty Party 295933 1 New Communist Party of Brazil 258731 1 1 Christian Social Democratic Party 82283 0 Social Liberal Party 75132 0 Progressive Republican Party 33478 0 Humanist Party of Solidarity 31474 0 Labour Party of Brazil Labour Party of Brazil 27945 0 Party of National Mobilization 27547 0 Party of the Nation's Retirees 25908 0 United Socialist Workers' Party 18227 0 National Labour Party National Labour Party (Brazil) 14715 0 Brazilian Labour Renewal Party 12110 0 Brazilian Communist Party 10456 0 Workers' Cause Party 5591 0 1749645 1667056 28037734 References Category:2006 Brazilian gubernatorial elections Category:October 2006 in South America 2006