2017 Amazonas gubernatorial special election

The 2017 Amazonas gubernatorial special election was summoned by the Superior Electoral Court after the sentence that removed the Governor and Vice Governor of Amazonas from office, under the accusation of vote pairing. After that, the President of the Legislative Assembly of Amazonas assumed as Acting Governor until a new election could decide who would be the new head of Rio Negro Palace. Altogether, nine candidacies were registered for the voting. As none of them held more than 50% of the valid votes, a second round was held on 27 August with the two most voted candidates: Amazonino Mendes and Eduardo Braga. According to the Constitution, the new head of the state should complete the period commenced by his predecessor.

2017 Amazonas gubernatorial special election
6 August 2017 (2017-08-06) (first round)
27 August 2017 (2017-08-27) (second round)
Turnout75.65% (first round)
74.18% (second round)
 
Candidate Amazonino Mendes Eduardo Braga
Party PDT MDB
Alliance Movement for the Reconstruction of Amazonas Union for Amazonas
Running mate Bosco Saraiva Marcelo Ramos
popular vote 782,933 539,318
Percentage 59.21% 40.79%
Governor before election

David Almeida
PSD

 Elected Governor

Amazonino Mendes
PDT

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