2006 Rio Grande do Sul gubernatorial election
Most major parties launched gubernatorial candidates for the 2006 elections in Rio Grande do Sul: Opinion polls. Porto Alegre newspaper Correio do Povo published on 15 July 2006 an opinion poll with the following results: A new poll was published by Correio do Povo on 23 September 2006: In the end, Mr. Rigotto finished the first round in the third place, opening the way for a run-off between Crusius and Dutra, which the PSDB candidate won.