# 2000 São Paulo mayoral election

The 2000 São Paulo municipal election took place in the city of São Paulo, with the first round taking place on 1 October 2000 and the second round taking place on 29 October 2000. Voters voted to elect the mayor, the vice Mayor, and 55 City Councillors for the administration of the city. The Result was a 2nd round victory for Marta Suplicy of the Worker's Party (PT), winning 3,248,115 votes and a share of 58,51% of the popular vote, defeating Paulo Maluf of the Progressistas (PPB), who took 2,303,623 votes and a share of 41,49% of the popular vote.

## Candidates
### Candidates in runoff

| # | # | Party/coalition | Mayoral candidate | Mayoral candidate | Political office(s) | Vice-Mayoral candidate |
| | 11 | Brazilian Progressive Party (PPB) | | Paulo Maluf (PPB) | Mayor of São Paulo 1993–97, 1969–71; Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1983–87; Governor of São Paulo 1979–82; President of the Federal Savings Bank 1967–69 | Cunha Bueno (PPB) |
| | 13 | "Change São Paulo" PT, PCdoB, PHS, PCB | | Marta Suplicy (PT) | Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1995–99 | Hélio Bicudo (PT) |

### Candidates failing to make runoff

| # | Party/coalition | Mayoral candidate | Political office(s) | Vice-Mayoral candidate |
| 16 | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Fábio Bosco (PSTU) | No prior office | José Geraldo (PSTU) |
| 19 | "São Paulo Demands Respect/Voice of the People" PTN, PST | José Masci de Abreu (PTN) | Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1995–2003 | Maria José (PTN) |
| 20 | "React São Paulo" PSC, PTdoB | José Maria Marin (PSC) | Governor of São Paulo 1982–83; Vice Governor of São Paulo 1979–82; State Deputy of São Paulo 1971–79; City Councillor of São Paulo 1964–70 | Elaine Prado (PSC) |
| 22 | Liberal Party (PL) | Marcos Cintra (PL) | Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1999–2003; City Councillor of São Paulo 1993–97 | Vandeval Lima (PL) |
| 25 | "Clean Hands" PFL, PMDB | Romeu Tuma (PFL) | Senator for São Paulo 1995–2010; Director-General of the Federal Police of Brazil 1986–92 | Lamartine Posella (PMDB) |
| 26 | Party of the Nation's Retirees (PAN) | Osmar Lins (PAN) | No prior office | Ivonete Pasternack (PAN) |
| 27 | Christian Social Democratic Party (PSDC) | João Manuel Baptista (PSDC) | No prior office | Edwal Casoni (PSDC) |
| 29 | Workers' Cause Party (PCO) | Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO) | No prior office | Cristine Silva (PCO) |
| 30 | Workers' General Party (PGT) | Fernando Canindé Pegado (PGT) | No prior office | José Lião (PGT) |
| 36 | National Reconstruction Party (PRN) | Ciro Moura (PRN) | No prior office | Singoala Candelo (PRN) |
| 40 | "We Are São Paulo" PSB, PDT, PMN, PPS | Luiza Erundina (PSB) | Federal Deputy from São Paulo since 1999; Secretary of the Federal Administration 1993; Mayor of São Paulo 1989–93; State Deputy of São Paulo 1987–89; City Councillor of São Paulo 1983–86 | Emerson Kapaz (PPS) |
| 45 | "Respect for São Paulo" PSDB, PTB, PSD, PRP, PV | Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB) | Vice Governor of São Paulo 1995–2001; Federal Deputy of São Paulo 1987–94; State Deputy of São Paulo 1983–87; Mayor of Pindamonhangaba 1977–82; City Councillor of Pindamonhangaba 1973–77 | Campos Machado (PTB) |
| 56 | Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order (PRONA) | Enéas Carneiro (PRONA) | No prior office | Paulo Flores Júnior (PRONA) |

### Candidacy denied

| # | # | Party/coalition | Mayoral candidate | Mayoral candidate | Political office(s) | Vice-Mayoral candidate | Reason |
| | 28 | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | | Fernando Collor (PRTB) | President of Brazil 1990–92; Governor of Alagoas 1987–89; Federal Deputy from Alagoas 1983–87; Mayor of Maceió 1979–83 | Levy Fidelix (PRTB) | Collor was still banned from running for public offices until 29 December 2000 because of his impeachment. He also didn't declared a permanent residence in São Paulo to the Regional Electoral Court. As a result, his candidacy was impugnated. |

## Results
### Mayor

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Marta Suplicy | Hélio Bicudo | PT | 2,105,013 | 38.13 | 3,248,115 | 58.51 |
| | Paulo Maluf | Cunha Bueno | PPB | 960,581 | 17.40 | 2,303,623 | 41.49 |
| | Geraldo Alckmin | Campos Machado (PTB) | PSDB | 952,890 | 17.26 | | |
| | Romeu Tuma | Lamartine Posella (PMDB) | PFL | 632,658 | 11.46 | | |
| | Luiza Erundina | Emerson Capaz (PPS) | PSB | 546,766 | 9.90 | | |
| | Enéas Carneiro | Paulo Flores Júnior | PRONA | 190,844 | 3.46 | | |
| | Marcos Cintra | Valdeval Lima | PL | 77,827 | 1.41 | | |
| | José Masci de Abreu | Maria José Cezar | PTN | 21,131 | 0.38 | | |
| | José Maria Marin | Elaine Prado | PSC | 9,691 | 0.18 | | |
| | Francisco Canindé Pegado | José Lião de Almeida | PGT | 6,676 | 0.12 | | |
| | Fábio Bosco | José Geraldo Corrêa | PSTU | 6,394 | 0.12 | | |
| | Osmar Lins | Ivonete Pasternack | PAN | 5,110 | 0.09 | | |
| | João Manuel Baptista | Edwal Casoni | PSDC | 2,881 | 0.05 | | |
| | Ciro Moura | Singoala Candelo | PRN | 1,847 | 0.03 | | |
| | Rui Costa Pimenta | Cristine Silva | PCO | 870 | 0.02 | | |
| | Fernando Collor de Mello | Levy Fidelix | PRTB | 0 | 0.00 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 5,521,179 | 100.00 | 5,551,738 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,521,179 | 90.23 | 5,551,738 | 91.71 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 348,166 | 5.69 | 294,997 | 4.87 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 249,970 | 4.08 | 206,722 | 3.41 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,119,315 | 100.00 | 6,053,457 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 7,134,821 | 85.77 | 7,134,821 | 84.84 |
| | PT gain from PTN | PT gain from PTN | PT gain from PTN | PT gain from PTN | PT gain from PTN | PT gain from PTN | PT gain from PTN |
Popular vote (first round)
Suplicy
34.40%
Maluf
17.40%
Alckmin
17.26%
Tuma
11.46%
Erundina
9.90%
Others
5.84% :
Popular vote (second round)
Suplicy
58.51%
Maluf
41.49% :

### City Councillors

| Candidate | Party | Voting | Voting |
| Candidate | Party | Percentage | Total |
| José Eduardo Cardozo | PT | 4.24% | 229,494 |
| Havanir Nimtz | PRONA | 1.61% | 87,358 |
| Dr. Farhat | PSD | 1.18% | 63,620 |
| Arselino Tatto | PT | 0.84% | 45,541 |
| Devanir Ribeiro | PT | 0.75% | 40,798 |
| Reginaldo Tripoli | PSDB | 0.75% | 40,629 |
| Carlos Neder | PT | 0.74% | 39,968 |
| Milton Leite | PMDB | 0.73% | 39,716 |
| Vicente Cândido | PT | 0.71% | 38,654 |
| José Mentor | PT | 0.68% | 36,728 |
| Bishop Atílio | PTB | 0.67% | 36,159 |
| Dalton Silvano | PSDB | 0.66% | 35,850 |
| Italo Cardoso | PT | 0.65% | 34,987 |
| Claudio Fonseca | PCdoB | 0.64% | 34,614 |
| Gilson Barreto | PSDB | 0.63% | 33,845 |
| Pastor Vanderlei de Jesus | PL | 0.60% | 32,432 |
| Marcos Zerbini | PSDB | 0.57% | 30,748 |
| Adriano Diogo | PT | 0.56% | 30,221 |
| José Olímpio | PMDB | 0.56% | 30,095 |
| Carlos Apolinário | PMDB | 0.55% | 29,523 |
| Estima | PPB | 0.54% | 29,132 |
| Ricardo Montoro | PSDB | 0.53% | 28,774 |
| Dr. Calvo | PSB | 0.52% | 28,032 |
| Goulart | PMDB | 0.51% | 27,582 |
| Aldaíza Sposati | PT | 0.51% | 27,497 |
| Celso Cardoso | PPB | 0.51% | 27,394 |
| João Antônio | PT | 0.51% | 27,336 |
| William Woo | PSDB | 0.50% | 27,101 |
| Myryam Athie | PMDB | 0.49% | 26,543 |
| Carlos Alberto Jr. | PSDB | 0.49% | 26,480 |
| Gilberto Natalini | PSDB | 0.48% | 26,210 |
| Toninho Paiva | PFL | 0.48% | 25,729 |
| Ana Martins | PCdoB | 0.47% | 25,194 |
| Carlos Giannazi | PT | 0.46% | 24,992 |
| Beto | PT | 0.46% | 24,880 |
| Jooji Hato | PMDB | 0.45% | 24,018 |
| Dissei | PPB | 0.44% | 23,874 |
| Antonio Erasmo Dias | PPB | 0.44% | 23,860 |
| Wadih Mutran | PPB | 0.42% | 22,570 |
| Lucila | PT | 0.41% | 22,252 |
| Paulo Frange | PTB | 0.41% | 22,120 |
| Curiati | PPB | 0.40% | 21,419 |
| Humberto Martins | PDT | 0.39% | 21,220 |
| Celso Jatene | PTB | 0.39% | 21,002 |
| Antonio Carlos Rodrigues | PL | 0.39% | 20,962 |
| Nabil Bonduki | PT | 0.38% | 20,737 |
| Viviani Ferraz | PL | 0.37% | 20,114 |
| Laurindo | PT | 0.37% | 19,783 |
| Augusto Campos | PT | 0.35% | 18,880 |
| Amazonas | PCdoB | 0.34% | 18,498 |
| Toninho Força São Paulo | PSB | 0.32% | 17,284 |
| Raul Cortez | PPS | 0.31% | 16,645 |
| Eliseu Gabriel | PDT | 0.29% | 15,520 |
| Dr. Roger Lin | PPS | 0.20% | 10,679 |
| Baratão | PRONA | 0.04% | 2,023 |