Election Name: | 2014 Piauí gubernatorial election |
Country: | Piauí |
Party Name: | yes |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | Yes |
Previous Election: | 2010 Piauí gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2010 |
Next Election: | 2018 Piauí gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Election Date: | October 5, 2014 |
Nominee2: | Zé Filho (inc.) |
Running Mate2: | Sílvio Mendes |
Party2: | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party |
Popular Vote2: | 555,201 |
Percentage2: | 33.25% |
Nominee1: | Wellington Dias |
Running Mate1: | Margarete Coelho |
Party1: | Workers' Party (Brazil) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,053,342 |
Percentage1: | 63.08% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Moraes Souza Filho |
Before Party: | Brazilian Democratic Movement Party |
After Election: | Wellington Dias |
After Party: | Workers' Party (Brazil) |
The Piauí gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next governor of the state of Piauí.[1] Governor Moraes Souza Filho ran for his first full term after becoming governor in 2014, but was resoundingly defeated by Senator Wellington Dias of the PT in the first round.[2]