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São Paulo will choose its governor from six candidates and has Brazil’s largest electorate
The state of São Paulo has 34.1 million eligible voters. The first round is set for October 4, with a runoff possible on October 25.
Six candidates are running for governor of the state of São Paulo in this year’s elections, according to Agência Brasil. The state has the largest electorate in Brazil, with 34,104,226 eligible voters.
Of that total, 53% are women and 47% are men. Among voters who reported color or race, a group that accounts for 15.77% of the electorate, 52.46% identified as white, 36.32% as mixed-race and 9.97% as Black. Another 1.12% identified as Asian and 0.14% as Indigenous.
The first round is scheduled for October 4. Voters will also choose federal and state lawmakers, two senators, governors and the president, with running mates included in the last two races. Each Senate ticket includes one main candidate and two substitutes.
The runoff is scheduled for October 25 and may take place in the races for governor and president. To win outright in the first round, a candidate must receive more than 50% of valid votes, excluding blank and null ballots.
In a separate report, Agência Brasil said Rio de Janeiro will have nine candidates for governor and 12.857 million eligible voters, the country’s third-largest electorate behind Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
