# 2018 Acre gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held in Acre on 7 October 2018 to elect the next governor of the state, 8 federal deputies, and two out of its three senators. Senator Gladson Cameli won 53% of the vote in the first round, making him the elected governor of Acre without the need for a runoff. Senator Sérgio Petecão was reelected with 30% of the vote and former congressman Márcio Bittar was elected with 23% of the vote, unseating Jorge Viana, one of the incumbent senators.
The previous gubernatorial election in the state was held in October 2014. Workers' Party candidate Tião Viana was re-elected after a runoff with 51.29% of the vote, beating PSDB candidate Márcio Bittar, who got 48.71% of the vote.

## Candidates for governor
### Progressistas (PP)

* Gladson Cameli - Senator for Acre since 2015; Federal deputy for Acre 2007–2015.

### Workers' Party (PT)

* Marcus Alexandre -Rio Branco mayor 2013–2018.

### Social Liberal Party (PSL)

* Coronel Ulysses - Former military police colonel.

### Avante

* David Hall - Ufac philosophy teacher.

### Rede Sustentabilidade (REDE)

* Janaina Furtado - Alderwoman of Tarauacá since 2017.

## Candidates for senator
### Social Democratic Party (PSD)

* Sérgio Petecão - Senator for Acre since 2011; Federal deputy for Acre 2007–2011; State deputy for Acre 1995–2007.

### Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

* Márcio Bittar - Federal deputy for Acre 1999–2003, 2011–2015.

### Workers' Party (PT)

* Jorge Viana - Rio Branco mayor 1993–1997; Governor of Acre 1999–2007; Senator for Acre since 2013.
* Ney Amorim - State deputy since 2006.

### Rede Sustentabilidade (REDE)

* Minoru Kinpara - Ufac director of development of teaching.

### Social Liberal Party (PSL)

* Pedrazza - Lawyer.

## Debates

| Date | Host | Moderator | Gladson Cameli (PP) | Marcus Alexandre (PT) | Coronel Ulysses (PSL) | David Hall (AVANTE) | Janaina Furtado (REDE) |
| 3 October 2018 | Globo, Rede Amazônica, G1 | Júlio Mosquéra | Present | Present | Present | Present | Not Invited |

## Results
### Governor

| Candidate | Running mate | First round | First round |
| Candidate | Running mate | Valid Votes | % |
| Gladson Cameli (PP) | Major Rocha (PSDB) | 223,993 | 53.71 |
| Marcus Alexandre (PT) | Emylson Farias (PDT) | 144,071 | 34.54 |
| Coronel Ulysses (PSL) | Ressini Jarude (PSL) | 45,032 | 10.80 |
| Janaina Furtado (REDE) | Júlio César Freitas (REDE) | 2,765 | 0.66 |
| David Hall (AVANTE) | Thiago Gonçalves (AVANTE) | 1,215 | 0.29 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 417,076 | 94,06 |
| Null votes | Null votes | 19,115 | 4.31 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 7,238 | 1.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 443,429 | 100 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 443,429 | 80.96 |
| Abstentions | Abstentions | 104,251 | 19.04 |
| Total | Total | 547,680 | 100 |
Popular vote
Cameli
53.71%
Alexandre
34.54%
Ulysses
10.80%
Furtado
0.66%
Hall
0.29% :

### Senator

Elect
| Candidate | Valid Votes | % |
| Sérgio Petecão (PSD) | 244,109 | 30.71 |
| Márcio Bittar (MDB) | 185,066 | 23.28 |
| Jorge Viana (PT) | 117,200 | 14.74 |
| Ney Amorim (PT) | 115,243 | 14.50 |
| Minoru Kinpara (REDE) | 112,989 | 14.21 |
| Pedrazza (PSL) | 20,302 | 2.55 |
| Valid votes | 794,909 | 89.63 |
| Null votes | 60,815 | 6.86 |
| Blank votes | 31,134 | 3.51 |
| Total votes | 886,858 | 100 |
| Turnout | 886,858 | 81.01 |
| Abstentions | 103,929 | 18.99 |
| Total | 990,787 | 100 |
Popular vote
Petecão
30.71%
Bittar
23.28%
Viana
14.74%
Amorim
14.50%
Kinpara
14.21%
Pedrazza
2.55% :