User blog:DonaldoC1997/Depuava gubernatorial election, 2018

In context, on October 7th, 2018, 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 28th, 2018 between the two most voted candidates.

Under the terms of the Palesian Constitution, incumbent Governor Paulo Barbosa (elected in 2014 as Vice Governor) assumed the position following the arrest of Governor Bernardo Negrão due to his involvement in corruption scandals linked to the Operation Car Wash and, as such, he could run for reelection, being endorsed by then-presidential candidate Jardel Baldonaro. However, he eventually placed 3th, behind the candidates César Dyer and Arnaldo Dias de Carvalho, with both ending up disputing the second round, where Dyer eventually won in what was considered the most polarized gubernatorial election after the equally tense 2006 election.

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.

Arnaldo Dias de Carvalho

 * Full name: Arnaldo Dias Gonçalves de Carvalho
 * Political party: PSP (40)
 * Running mate: Adriana Custódio (PDT)
 * Coalition: Depuava Tem Mais Valor (PSP-PDT-PSD-REDE-PV-Avante-PPL)

César Dyer

 * Full name: César Aurélio Menezes Dyer
 * Political party: PSDP (45)
 * Running mate: Ricardo Dias Pereira (PRP)
 * Coalition: Mudar é Preciso (PSDP-PRP-DEM-PR-PODE-PPS-PHS-DC-PMN)

Elvira Barbosa

 * Full name: Maria Elvira Vieira Barbosa
 * Political party: PCO (29)
 * Running mate: Jânio Paiva Garcia (PCO)
 * Coalition: none

Núria Coutinho

 * Full name: Núria José Vieira Coutinho
 * Political party: PSOL (50)
 * Running mate: Sérgio Cristóvão (PSOL)
 * Coalition: Vamos Virar a Página (PSOL-PCP-PSTU)

Patrícia Pacheco

 * Full name: Patrícia Jorge Damião Pacheco
 * Political party: PT (13)
 * Running mate: Marcos Mendonça (PT)
 * Coalition: O Povo Pede Melhor (PT-PCdaP-SD-PROS)

Paulo Barbosa (incumbent)

 * Full name: Paulo Alexandre Corrêa Barbosa
 * Political party: PP (11)
 * Running mate: Rodrigo Moreira de Sá (MDP)
 * Coalition: Comecemos Pelos Princípios (PP-MDP-PSL-PTP-PTC-PSC-PATRI-PRTP-PMP)

Rosário Haider

 * Full name: Maria do Rosário Alcântara Haider
 * Political party: NOVO (30)
 * Running mate: Melissa Durval (NOVO)
 * Coalition: none

Endorsements in the second round

 * César Dyer (PSDP): neutral
 * Arnaldo Dias de Carvalho (PSP): neutral

Eliminated candidates

 * Paulo Barbosa (PP):
 * Gubernatorial election: endorsed César Dyer (PSDP)
 * Presidential election: endorsed Jardel Baldonaro (PSL)
 * Patrícia Pacheco (PT):
 * Gubernatorial election: endorsed Arnaldo Dias de Carvalho (PSP)
 * Presidential election: endorsed Francisco Andrade (PT)
 * Núria Coutinho (PSOL):
 * Gubernatorial election: endorsed Arnaldo Dias de Carvalho (PSP)
 * Presidential election: endorsed Francisco Andrade (PT)
 * Rosário Haider (NOVO):
 * Gubernatorial election: neutral
 * Presidential election: neutral
 * Elvira Barbosa (PCO):
 * Gubernatorial election: null vote
 * Presidential election: null vote