Election for Mayor

Fifteen of the 26 state capitals defined the new mayor in the first round of municipal elections. Of the 15 mayors elected, 13 managed to be re-elected in the election this Sunday (5). Other 11 capitals will have second round, held on 26 October.

Among  the capitals that will have the second round, only Belem has not established yet the two candidates. With 98.71% of the votes counted by 6:14 a.m. this Monday, Priante (PMDB) and Mario (PT) will compete against Duciomar Costa (PTB), current mayor.

Of the 20 mayors of the capital who sought re-election, 13 were re-elect in the first round and the other seven are guaranteed in the second round. The current mayor don’t competes for reelection in Belo Horizonte, Macapá, Natal, Recife, Rio de Janeiro and São Luís

Reelected

The first being elected in the capital was Beto Richa (PSDB), which received 77.27% of valid votes in Curitiba (PR). The performance of Richa was only exceeded by Cicero Almeida (PP), who was reelected in Maceió with 81.49% of valid votes.

In Aracaju, Edvaldo Nogueira (PC do B) was reelected with 51.72% of valid votes (140,962). In Boa Vista, Iradilson Sampaio (PSB) received 54.35% of the valid votes. In Campo Grande, Nelson Trad Filho (PMDB) obtained 71.41%.

Five of the 13 are from capital of the northeastern region. Apart from Aracaju and Maceio, the mayors were re-elected Ricardo Coutinho (PSB) in João Pessoa; Luizianne Lins (PT), in Fortaleza, and Silvio Mendes (PSDB) in Teresina.

It was also re-elect Raul Filho (PT) in Palmas; John Coser (PT) in Vitoria, Iris Rezende (PMDB), in Goiania, Roberto Sobrinho (PT) in Porto Velho, and Raimundo Angelim (PT) in Rio Branco.