Election Name: | 2014 Mato Grosso gubernatorial election |
Country: | Mato Grosso |
Party Name: | yes |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | Yes |
Previous Election: | 2010 Mato Grosso gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2018 Mato Grosso gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Election Date: | October 5, 2014 |
Nominee1: | Pedro Taques |
Running Mate1: | Carlos Fávaro |
Party1: | Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) |
Popular Vote1: | 833,788 |
Percentage1: | 57.25% |
Nominee2: | Lúdio Cabral |
Running Mate2: | Tetê Bezerra |
Party2: | Workers' Party (Brazil) |
Popular Vote2: | 472,507 |
Percentage2: | 32.45% |
Image3: | PSD |
Nominee3: | Janete Riva |
Running Mate3: | Aray Fonseca |
Party3: | Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011) |
Popular Vote3: | 144,440 |
Percentage3: | 9.92% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Silval Barbosa |
Before Party: | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party |
After Election: | Pedro Taques |
After Party: | Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) |
The Mato Grosso gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next governor of the state of Mato Grosso. If no candidate had received more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election would have been held on 26 October.[1] Governor Silval Barbosa did not run for a second term. Senator Pedro Taques of the PDT won election to the open seat in the first round.[2]