User blog:DonaldoC1997/Depuava gubernatorial election, 2022

In context, in October 2nd, 2022, the same day as the Palesian presidential election was held, Depuava, alongside the remaining 27 states in Palesia and the Federal District, voted for its Governor and the members of the Legislative Assembly for the next four years as well as its representatives for the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Since neither candidate reached 50% or more of the votes, a second round was held on October 30th, 2022 between the two most voted candidates.

Under the terms of the Palesian Constitution, incumbent Governor César Dyer (elected in 2018) was eligible for a second consecutive term and ran for reelection, winning against the then-President Jardel Baldonaro-endorsed candidate Ediberto Paiva in the second round, marking the first time since 2002 that an incumbent Governor is reelected. Due to Republicans joining the Liberal Party-led coalition for the State Government, incumbent Vice Governor and Dyer's running mate Ricardo Dias Pereira, after being briefly approached by both Palesia Union and PSD and even to run as Paiva's running mate instead, opted to switch his party affiliation to Podemos before the deadline.

Note: the name Depuava was created by the YouTube user now known as Tevê with Lasers and initial concept originally created by The Testcardiolgist until expropriation. All rights reserved.

César Dyer (incumbent)

 * Full name: César Aurélio Menezes Dyer
 * Political party: PSDP (45)
 * Running mate: Ricardo Dias Pereira (PODE)
 * Coalition: Continuar a Mudar (PSDP-Cidadania Federation; MDP-UNIÃO-PSD-PODE-DC-PMN)
 * Political broadcast runtime: 3m40s

Ediberto Paiva

 * Full name: Ediberto Mateus Paiva
 * Political party: PL (22)
 * Running mate: Aurélio Torres (PTP)
 * Coalition: Depuava em Boas Mãos (PL-REP-PP-PTP-PATRI-PRTP-PSC-PMP)
 * Political broadcast runtime: 4m1s

Marcos Mendonça

 * Full name: Marcos Álvares Mendonça
 * Political party: PT (13)
 * Running mate: Márcio Novaes (REDE)
 * Coalition: Frente Depuava Esperança (Hope for Palesia Federation (PT-PCdaP-PV); PSOL-REDE Federation; SD)
 * Political broadcast runtime: 1m10s

Mateus Torres

 * Full name: Mateus Sérgio Torres
 * Political party: PSTU (16)
 * Running mate: Jaime Garças (UP)
 * Coalition: Frente Socialista da Depuava (PSTU-PCP-PCO-UP)
 * Political broadcast runtime: none

Tobias Neto

 * Full name: Afonso Tobias de Nóbrega Neto
 * Political party: PDT (12)
 * Running mate: Fausto Serra (Avante)
 * Coalition: Nosso Estado em Equilíbrio (PDT-PSP-Avante-PROS-AGIR)
 * Political broadcast runtime: 1m1s

Wanderson Esvael

 * Full name: Wanderson Moraes de Oliveira Esvael
 * Political party: NOVO (30)
 * Running mate: Patrício Teixeira (NOVO)
 * Coalition: none
 * Political broadcast runtime: 0m15s

First round

 * August 7th: TV Central/Vis and Central VisNews FM
 * September 17th: TV Aliança/EPT and Rádio Aliança
 * September 27th: TV Depuava/TV Sigma, Rádio Depuava, CPN Santa Marta (and affiliates) and S1 DP

Second round

 * October 10th: TV Central/Vis and Central VisNews FM
 * October 27th: TV Depuava/TV Sigma, Rádio Depuava, CPN Santa Marta (and affiliates) and S1 DP

Endorsements in the second round

 * César Dyer (PSDP): neutral
 * Ediberto Paiva (PL): endorsed Jardel Baldonaro (PL)

Eliminated candidates

 * Marcos Mendonça (PT):
 * Gubernatorial election: critical support for César Dyer (PSDP)
 * Presidential election: endorsed Figueira da Silva (PT)
 * Tobias Neto (PDT):
 * Gubernatorial election: critical support for César Dyer (PSDP)
 * Presidential election: neutral
 * Wanderson Esvael (NOVO):
 * Gubernatorial election: neutral
 * Presidential election: neutral
 * Mateus Torres (PSTU):
 * Gubernatorial election: null vote
 * Presidential election: null vote