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| Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election, 2018 | ||||
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| Octuber 7, 2018 Octuber 28, 2018 | ||||
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| Nominee | Wilson Witzel | Jair Bolsonaro | ||
| Party | MDB | PSDB | ||
| Running mate | Comte Bittencourt | Arolde de Oliveira | ||
| Popular vote | 3,885,176 | 3,395,551 | ||
| Percentage | 53,36% | 46,64% | ||
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The 2018 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election occurred on 7 October 2018 and 28 October 2018, and elected the Governor and Vice Governor of Rio de Janeiro. The election was disputed between vice-governor Wilson Witzel (of the MDB) and federal deputy Jair Bolsonaro (of the PSDB).
With a small margin, Witzel won the election with one of the fiercest elections in Rio de Janeiro. In addition, the election has been marked by tradition since 2002 for a candidate or governor of the MDB to win.For the PSDB, the candidate would be for Eduardo Paes, but he ended up getting sick and the then depicted Jair Bolsonaro replaces.