2010 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election

2010 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election

October 3, 2010

File:Sergiocabral2006.jpg File:Fernando Gabeira.jpg Nominee Sérgio Cabral Filho Fernando Gabeira Party PMDB PV Running mate Luiz Fernando Pezão Márcio Fortes Popular vote 5,217,972 1,632,671 Percentage 66.08% 20.68%

File:Mapa do 1º turno da eleição para governador no Rio de Janeiro em 2010.svg

Governor before election Sérgio Cabral Filho MDB Elected Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho MDB

The Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election was held on October 3, 2010 to elect the next governor of Rio de Janeiro. With high approval ratings, the PMDB's Sérgio Cabral Filho was easily re-elected without the need for a runoff.

Candidates

Governor

	No.	Governor		Vice-governor		Coalition
	15	File:Sergiocabral2006.jpg	Sérgio Cabral Filho (PMDB)		Luiz Fernando Pezão (PMDB)	"Together for Rio" PMDB, PP, PDT, PT, PTB, PSL, PTN, PSC, PSDC, PRTB, PHS, PMN, PTC, PSB, PRP, PCdoB
	16		Cyro Garcia (PSTU)		Miguel Malheiros (PSTU)	–
	21	File:Eduardo serra.JPG	Eduardo Serra (PCB)		Paulo Oliveira (PCB)	–
	22		Fernando Peregrino (PR)		David Cabral (PR)	"The Strength of the People" PR, PTdoB
	43	File:Fernando Gabeira.jpg	Fernando Gabeira (PV)		Márcio Fontes (PSDB)	"Rio Hope" PV, DEM, PSDB, PPS
	50		Jefferson Moura (PSOL)	File:Flávio Serafini PSOL.png	Flávio Serafini (PSOL)	–

Election results

2010 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	MDB	Sérgio Cabral Filho (incumbent)	5,217,972	66.08%
	PV	Fernando Gabeira	1,632,671	20.68%
	PR	Fernando Peregrino	853,220	10.81%
	PSOL	Jefferson Moura	131,980	1.67%
	PSTU	Cyro Garcia	48,793	0.62%
	PCB	Eduardo Serra	11,299	0.14%
Majority			3,585,301	45.40%
	MDB hold		Swing