# 2010 Brazilian gubernatorial elections

The 2010 Brazilian gubernatorial elections were held on Sunday, October 3, as part of the country's general election. In these elections, all 26 Brazilian states and the Federal District governorships were up for election. When none of the candidates received more than a half of the valid votes in a given state, a run-off was held on October 24, 2010 between the two candidates with the most votes. According to the Federal Constitution, Governors are elected directly to a four-year term, with a limit of two terms. Eleven governors were prohibited from seeking re-election.
Before election, ten of the total seats were held by the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), followed by five held by the Workers' Party (PT) and the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) each. The Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) holds three seats, and the Progressive Party (PP) holds two. The Democratic Labour Party (PDT) and the Republic Party (PR) holds one seat each. Some Governors are not the same from the outcome of the previous election, since some of them had their terms repealed by the Superior Electoral Court.
These elections coincided with the presidential election, as well as the elections for Legislative Assemblies and both houses of the National Congress. These were the 8th direct gubernatorial elections, and the sixth since the end of the military dictatorship.

## Elections by state

Candidacies registered under the Superior Electoral Court website:
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Candidates | Winner |
| Acre | Binho Marques | Workers' Party (PT) | Retired | Tião Viana (PT) Tião Bocalom (PSDB) Antônio Gouveia (PRTB) | Tião Viana (PT) |
| Alagoas | Teotônio Vilela Filho | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Seeking re-election | Fernando Collor (PTB) Ronaldo Lessa (PDT) Tony Clóvis (PCB) Mário Agra (PSOL) Jefferson Piones (PRTB) | Teotônio Vilela Filho (PSDB) |
| Amapá | Waldez Góes | Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | Term-limited | Camilo Capiberibe (PSB) Genival Cruz (PSTU) Jorge Amanajas (PSDB) Luiz Cantuária (PTB) Pedro Paulo (PP) | Camilo Capiberibe (PSB) |
| Amazonas | Eduardo Braga | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Term-limited | Alfredo Nascimento (PR) Hissa Abrahão (PPS) Herbert Amazonas (PSTU) Luiz Carlos Sena (PSOL) Luiz Navarro (PCB) Omar Aziz (PMN) | Omar Aziz (PMN) |
| Bahia | Jaques Wagner | Workers' Party (PT) | Seeking re-election | Paulo Souto (DEM) Geddel Vieira Lima (PMDB) Marcos Mendes (PSOL) Luiz Bassuma (PV) Sandro Santa Bárbara (PCB) Carlos do Nascimento (PSTU) | Jaques Wagner (PT) |
| Ceará | Cid Gomes | Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) | Seeking re-election | Francisco Gonzaga (PSTU) Lúcio Alcântara (PR) Marcos Cals (PSDB) Soraya Tupinambá (PSOL) Marcelo Silva (PV) Maria "Nati" Rocha (PCB) | Cid Gomes (PSB) |
| Espírito Santo | Paulo Hartung | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Term-limited | Renato Casagrande (PSB) Luiz Paulo Lucas (PSDB) Gilberto Caregnato (PRTB) Brice Bragato (PSOL) José Avelar (PCO) | Renato Casagrande (PSB) |
| Federal District | Rogério Rosso | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Retired | Weslian Roriz (PSC) Agnelo Queiroz (PT) Eduardo Brandão (PV) Carlos de Andrade (PSOL) Newton Lins (PSL) Rodrigo Dantas (PSTU) Ricardo Machado (PCO) | Agnelo Queiroz (PT) |
| Goiás | Alcides Rodrigues | Progressive Party (PP) | Term-limited | Marconi Perillo (PSDB) Iris Rezende (PMDB) Vanderlan Cardoso (PR) Marta Jane (PCB) Washington Fraga (PSOL) | Marconi Perillo (PSDB) |
| Maranhão | Roseana Sarney | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Seeking re-election | Jackson Lago (PDT) Flávio Dino (PCdoB) Marcos Igrejas (PCB) Marcos Silva (PSTU) Saulo Arcangeli (PSOL) | Roseana Sarney (PMDB) |
| Mato Grosso | Blairo Maggi | Republic Party (PR) | Term-limited | Silval Barbosa (PMDB) Mauro Mendes (PSB) Marcos Magno (PSOL) Wilson Santos (PSDB) | Silval Barbosa (PMDB) |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | André Puccinelli | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Seeking re-election | Zeca do PT (PT) Nei Braga (PSOL) | André Puccinelli (PMDB) |
| Minas Gerais | Aécio Neves | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Term-limited | Hélio Costa (PMDB) Antônio Anastasia (PSDB) Vanessa Portugal (PSTU) José Fernando (PV) Fábio Aparecido (PCB) Luiz Carlos Ferreira (PSOL) Edilson do Nascimento (PTdoB) | Antônio Anastasia (PSDB) |
| Pará | Ana Julia Carepa | Workers' Party (PT) | Seeking re-election | Simão Jatene (PSDB) Domingos Juvenil (PMDB) Cléber Rabelo (PSTU) Fernando Carneiro (PSOL) | Simão Jatene (PSDB) |
| Paraíba | José Maranhão | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Seeking re-election | Ricardo Coutinho (PSB) Prancisco Oliveira (PCB) Lourdes Sarmento (PCO) Nelson Júnior (PSOL) Marcelino Rodrigues (PSTU) | Ricardo Coutinho (PSB) |
| Paraná | Roberto Requião | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Term-limited | Beto Richa (PSDB) Osmar Dias (PDT) Luiz Felipe Bergmann (PSOL) Avanilson Araújo (PSTU) Amadeu Felipe (PCB) Paulo Salamuni (PV) Robinson de Paula (PRTB) | Beto Richa (PSDB) |
| Pernambuco | Eduardo Campos | Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) | Seeking re-election | Jarbas Vasconcelos (PMDB) Roberto Numeriano (PCB) Anselmo Campelo (PRTB) Sérgio Xavier (PV) Edilson Silva (PSOL) Jair Pedro (PSTU) | Eduardo Campos (PSB) |
| Piauí | Wellington Dias | Workers' Party (PT) | Term-limited | Francisco Macedo (PMN) Geraldo Carvalho (PSTU) Romualdo Brazil (PSOL) José Avelar Costa (PSL) João Vicente Claudino (PTB) Lourdes Melo (PCO) Silvio Mendes (PSDB) Teresa Britto (PV) Wilson Martins (PSB) | Wilson Martins (PSB) |
| Rio de Janeiro | Sérgio Cabral Filho | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Seeking re-election | Fernando Gabeira (PV) Eduardo Serra (PCB) Cyro Garcia (PSTU) Jefferson Moura (PSOL) Fernando Peregrino (PR) | Sérgio Cabral Filho (PMDB) |
| Rio Grande do Norte | Wilma de Faria | Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) | Term-limited | Iberê Ferreira (PSB) Carlos Eduardo (PDT) Rosalba Ciarlini (DEM) Bartô Moreira (PRTB) Camarada Leto (PCB) Simone Dutra (PSTU) Sandro Pimentel (PSOL) Roberto Ronconi (PTC) | Rosalba Ciarlini (DEM) |
| Rio Grande do Sul | Yeda Crusius | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Seeking re-election | Tarso Genro (PT) José Fogaça (PMDB) Montserrat Martins (PV) Júlio Flores (PSTU) Aroldo Medina (PRP) Pedro Ruas (PSOL) Humberto Carvalho (PCB) José Guterres (PRTB) Carlos Schneider (PMN) | Tarso Genro (PT) |
| Rondônia | Ivo Cassol | Progressive Party (PP) | Term-limited | Confúcio Moura (PMDB) Eduardo Valverde (PT) Expedito Júnior (PSDB) João Cahulla (PPS) Marcos Sussuarana (PSOL) | Confúcio Moura (PMDB) |
| Roraima | Anchieta Júnior | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Seeking re-election | Neudo Campos (PP) Robert Dagon (PSOL) Ariomar Farias (PCO) | Anchieta Júnior (PSDB) |
| Santa Catarina | Luiz Henrique da Silveira | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Term-limited | Ângela Amin (PP) Ideli Salvatti (PT) Raimundo Colombo (DEM) Rogério Novaes (PV) Gilmar Salgado (PSTU) Valmir Martins (PSOL) José Carmelito Smieguel (PMN) Amadeu da Luz (PCB) | Raimundo Colombo (DEM) |
| São Paulo | José Serra | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Resigned to run for President | Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB) Aloizio Mercadante (PT) Celso Russomanno (PP) Paulo Skaf (PSB) Fábio Feldmann (PV) Paulo Bufalo (PSOL) Antonio Carlos Mazzeo (PCB) Luiz Carlos Prates (PSTU) Anaí Caproni (PCO) | Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB) |
| Sergipe | Marcelo Déda | Workers' Party (PT) | Seeking re-election | João Alves Filho (DEM) Vera Lúcia (PSTU) Leonardo Dias (PCB) Arivaldo José (PSDC) Henrique de Aragão (PRTB) Avilete Cruz (PSOL) | Marcelo Déda (PT) |
| Tocantins | Carlos Henrique Amorim | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB) | Seeking re-election | Siqueira Campos (PSDB) | Siqueira Campos (PSDB) |

## Retired governors

Eleven incumbent Governors – Aécio Neves (Minas Gerais), Alcides Rodrigues (Goiás), Blairo Maggi (Mato Grosso), Eduardo Braga (Amazonas), Ivo Cassol (Rondônia), Luiz Henrique da Silveira (Santa Catarina), Paulo Hartung (Espírito Santo), Roberto Requião (Paraná), Waldez Góes (Amapá), Wilma de Faria (Rio Grande do Norte) and Wellington Dias (Piauí) – were all elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and thus are not constitutionally allowed to run for their seats again.
After his involvement in a corruption scandal in late 2009 and subsequent defection from the Democrats (DEM), Federal District Governor José Roberto Arruda also became ineligible, since it is required for citizens seeking to run for any public office in the country to be a registered party member for at least one year before the predicted election date. Soon after, Arruda became the first Brazilian Governor to be arrested while still in office, on February 11, 2010. His Vice Governor, Paulo Octávio took office but resigned twelve days later. The current Governor of the Federal District is Rogério Rosso, from the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party (PMDB), indirectly elected by the local chamber after the corruption scandal. Rosso refrained from seeking a second term, as did Binho Marques, Governor of Acre.