Rio Grande do Sul gubernatorial election, 2006

Rio Grande do Sul gubernatorial election, 2006
Rio Grande do Sul
October 1 (first turn)
29 october (second turn)

 
Nominee Yeda Crusius Olívio Dutra
Party PSDB PT
Running mate Paulo Feijó
Popular vote 3,377,973 2,884,092
Percentage 53.93% 46.07%

Governor before election

Germano Rigotto
PMDB

Elected Governor

Yeda Crusius
PSDB

Most major parties launched gubernatorial candidates for the 2006 elections in Rio Grande do Sul:

Opinion polls

Porto Alegre newspaper Correio do Povo published on 15 July 2006 an opinion poll with the following results:

A new poll was published by Correio do Povo on 23 September 2006:

In the end, Mr. Rigotto finished the first round in the third place, opening the way for a run-off between Crusius and Dutra, which the PSDB candidate won.[1]

References

  1. "Apuração 2º turno: Rio Grande do Sul". G1. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
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