2014 Ceará gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:2014 Ceará gubernatorial election
Country:Ceará
Party Name:yes
Type:presidential
Ongoing:Yes
Previous Election:2010 Ceará gubernatorial election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 Ceará gubernatorial election
Next Year:2018
Election Date:October 5, 2014
Nominee1:Camilo Santana
Running Mate1:Izolda Cela
Party1:Workers' Party (Brazil)
Popular Vote1:2,417,668
Percentage1:53%
Nominee2:Eunício Oliveira
Running Mate2:Roberto Pessoa
Party2:Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
Popular Vote2:2,113,940
Percentage2:46%
Map Size:250px
Governor
Before Election:Cid Gomes
Before Party:Republican Party of the Social Order
After Election:Camilo Santana
After Party:Workers' Party (Brazil)

The Ceará gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 2014 to elect the next governor of the state of Ceará. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, there will be no round off elections.[1] Governor Cid Gomes is ineligible to run due to term limits.

Candidates

Candidate Running mate Coalition
Camilo Santana
PT
Izolda Cela
PROS
"To Ceará Keep Changing"
(PT, PROS, PRB, PP, PDT, PTB, PSL, PRTB, PHS, PMN, PTC, PV, PEN, PPL, PSD, PCdoB, PTdoB, SD)
Eunício Oliveira
PMDB
Roberto Pessoa
PR
"Ceará of All"
(PMDB, PR, PSDB, DEM, PPS, PRP, PSC, PSDC, PTN)
Eliane Novais
PSB
Leonardo Bayma
PSB
Aílton Lopes
PSOL
Benedito Oliveira Viana
PCB

Opinion Polling

DateInstitute[2] CandidateBlank/Null/Undecided
width=100Eunício Oliveira (PMDB)width=100Camilo Santana (PT)width=100Eliane Novais (PSB)width=100Aílton Lopes (PSOL)
September 29–30, 2014Datafolha47%2%2%-
1%1%22%
September 21–23, 2014Ibope[3] 3%1%15%
September 18–19, 2014Datafolha3%1%21%
September 1–2, 2014Datafolha4%2%23%
August 31–September 2, 2014Ibope[4] 4%2%18%
August 11–13, 2014Datafolha7%4%23%
July 18–20, 2014Ibope6%3%33%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TSE aprova calendário e divulga datas das eleições de 2014 - Terra Brasil. noticias.terra.com.br. 2014-09-06.
  2. Poll tracker at UOL Notícias
  3. Web site: Eunício e Camilo estão tecnicamente empatados na disputa pelo governo do Ceará . 2014-09-28 . 2014-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140929033522/http://eleicoes.ibopeinteligencia.com/Paginas/Eunicio-e-Camilo-estao-tecnicamente-empatados-na-disputa-pelo-governo-do-Ceara.aspx . dead .
  4. Web site: No Ceará, Camilo cresce vinte pontos percentuais e se aproxima de Eunício, que permanece na liderança. eleicoes.ibopeinteligencia.com. 2014-09-06.