2018 Tocantins gubernatorial special election

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2018 Tocantins gubernatorial special election

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Turnout	69.86% (first round) 65.13% (second round)
Candidate Mauro Carlesse Vicentinho Alves Party PHS PR Alliance Government of Attitude The Turn of Tocantinenses Running mate Wanderlei Barbosa Divino Bethânia popular vote 368,553 121,908 Percentage 75.14% 24.86%
Mauro Carlesse      Vicentinho Alves      Carlos Amastha      Kátia Abreu
Governor before election Mauro Carlesse PHS Elected Governor Mauro Carlesse PHS

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.

Party		Gubernatorial candidate		Vice gubernatorial candidate[a]		Coalition
	Party of the Republic (PR 22)		Vicentinho Alves Senator (2011–2019) Federal Deputy (2007–2011) State Deputy (1999–2007)		Divino do Nascimento (PROS)	The Turn of Tocantinenses: Party of the Republic (PR) Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) Solidariedade Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB) Free Fatherland Party (PPL)
	Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS 31)		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: Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS) Democrats (DEM) Progressive Party (PP) Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) Popular Socialist Party (PPS) Christian Labour Party (PTC) Party of National Mobilization (PMN)

Party		Gubernatorial candidate		Vice gubernatorial candidate[a]		Coalition
	Democratic Labour Party (PDT 12)		Kátia Abreu Senator (2007–2023) Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (2015–2016) Federal Deputy (2003–2007)		Marco Antônio Costa (PSD)	Rebuilding Tocantins: Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Christian Party (PSC) Avante National Ecological Party (PEN)
	Sustainability Network (REDE 18)		Márlon Reis Judge of Law of the Court of Justice of Maranhão (1997–2016)		Edvan de Jesus Silva	—
	Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB 28)		Marcos Souza		Jenilson Cirqueira	—
	Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB 40)		Carlos Amastha Mayor of Palmas (2013–2018)		Célio Moura (PT)	The Real Change: Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Workers' Party (PT) Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Podemos (PODE)

Party		Gubernatorial candidate		Vice gubernatorial candidate[a]		Coalition
	Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL 50)		Mário Lúcio Avelar		Melk Aires	—