| Election Name: | 2018 Tocantins gubernatorial special election |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Flag Image: | Bandeira do Tocantins.svg |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Tocantins gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Tocantins gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Turnout: | 69.86% (first round) 65.13% (second round) |
| Election Date: | (first round) (second round) |
| Alliance Name: | no |
| Candidate1: | Mauro Carlesse |
| Party1: | Humanist Party of Solidarity |
| Running Mate1: | Wanderlei Barbosa |
| Alliance1: | Government of Attitude |
| Popular Vote1: | 368,553 |
| Percentage1: | 75.14% |
| Candidate2: | Vicentinho Alves |
| Party2: | PR |
| Running Mate2: | Divino Bethânia |
| Alliance2: | The Turn of Tocantinenses |
| Popular Vote2: | 121,908 |
| Percentage2: | 24.86% |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mauro Carlesse |
| Before Party: | Humanist Party of Solidarity |
| After Election: | Mauro Carlesse |
| After Party: | Humanist Party of Solidarity |
The 2018 Tocantins gubernatorial special election was summoned by the Superior Electoral Court after the decision that removed the Governor and Vice Governor of Tocantins, who won the 2014 election, by the allegation of abuse of economic power. In the face of such sentence, the President of the Legislative Assembly, Mauro Carlesse, took office as Acting Governor until a new voting decided who would command the state government. Altogether, seven candidacies were registered for the election.[1] [2] Carlesse ran for Governor and defeated Senator Vicentinho Alves in the second round with more than 75% of the valid votes. The term of Carlesse ends on 1 January 2019, when the Governor-elect in the October election will take office.
| scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Party | scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Gubernatorial candidate | scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Vice gubernatorial candidate | scope=col | Coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background: | Party of the Republic (PR22) | Vicentinho Alves Senator (2011–2019) Federal Deputy (2007–2011) State Deputy (1999–2007) | Divino do Nascimento (PROS) | The Turn of Tocantinenses: | ||||
| style=background: | Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS31) | Mauro Carlesse Governor of Tocantins (2018–2022) President of the Legislative Assembly of Tocantins (2017–2018) State Deputy (2015–2018) | Wanderlei Barbosa State Deputy (2011–2018) | Government of Attitude:
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| scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Party | scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Gubernatorial candidate | scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Vice gubernatorial candidate | scope=col | Coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background: | Democratic Labour Party (PDT12) | Kátia Abreu Senator (2007–2023) Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (2015–2016) Federal Deputy (2003–2007) | Marco Antônio Costa (PSD) | Rebuilding Tocantins:
| ||||
| style=background: | Sustainability Network (REDE18) | Márlon Reis Judge of Law of the Court of Justice of Maranhão (1997–2016) | Edvan de Jesus Silva | |||||
| style=background: | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB28) | Marcos Souza | Jenilson Cirqueira | |||||
| style=background: | Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB40) | Carlos Amastha Mayor of Palmas (2013–2018) | Célio Moura (PT) | The Real Change:
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| scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Party | scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Gubernatorial candidate | scope=colgroup colspan=2 | Vice gubernatorial candidate | scope=col | Coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style=background: | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL50) | Mário Lúcio Avelar | Melk Aires |
| Date | Hosts | Moderators | Participants | |||||||||||
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| Carlesse | Alves | Amastha | Abreu | Reis | Souza | Avelar | ||||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 1.1 | style=max-width:12em | 22 May 2018 | style=max-width:12em | TV Jovem Record | style=max-width:12em | Paulo Carneiro | |||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 1.2 | style=max-width:12em | 31 May 2018 | style=max-width:12em | TV Anhanguera Palmas, Rede Globo | style=max-width:12em | Júlio Mosquera | |||||||
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 2.1 | style=max-width:12em | 21 June 2018 | style=max-width:12em | TV Anhanguera Palmas, Rede Globo | style=max-width:12em | Fábio Castro |