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2024 Campo Grande mayoral election

A mayoral election in Campo Grande was held on 6 October 2024. Voters will elect a mayor, vice-mayor and 29 councilors for a four-year term.

A second round will take place on 27 October 2024. The mayor's term will begin on 1 January 2025 and end on 31 December 2028. The current mayor is Adriane Lopes, who took office after Marquinhos Trad resigned on 2 April 2022.

Background

Campo Grande, known for its diverse culture and significant economic role in the region, has a history of competitive elections. The municipal elections are part of a broader electoral process that occurs every four years, where voters across Brazil elect local officials in over 5,500 municipalities. The last mayoral election in Campo Grande, in 2020, resulted in the victory of incumbent Marquinhos Trad, from the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in the first round. Trad obtained 218,418 votes or 52,58% of the valid votes.

Electoral calendar

Candidates

Presumptive candidates

Potential candidates

The mayoral race in Campo Grande has attracted several candidates from various political backgrounds. This is the list of potential candidates:

Brazil Union (UNIÃO)

  • Rose Modesto – Councillor of Campo Grande (2009–2015); Vice Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (2015–2019); Federal Deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul (2019–2023) and teacher. She is currently leading in the polls with significant support.

Progressistas (PP)

  • Adriane Lopes – Vice Mayor of Campo Grande (2017–2022) and Mayor of Campo Grande (2022–present). Lopes is seeking re-election as an incumbent, with a strong base in the city's administration.

Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)

  • Beto Pereira – Mayor of Terenos (2005–2013); State Deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul (2015–2019); Federal Deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul (2019–present) and businessman. Pereira is a federal deputy backed by the state governor for the mayoral race.

New Party (NOVO)

Christian Democracy (DC)

  • Ubirajara Martins – Lawyer.

Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)

  • Luso Queiroz – Office assistant.

Democratic Renewal Party (PRD)

  • André Luiz – Councillor of Campo Grande (2021–present) and teacher.

Withdrawn candidates

Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)

  • Carlão – Councillor of Campo Grande (2009–present) and president of the Municipal Chamber of Campo Grande (2021–present).

Democratic Labour Party (PDT)

  • Lucas de Lima – Councillor of Campo Grande (2017–2019); State Deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul (2019–present) and radio personality.

Social Democratic Party (PSD)

  • Pedrossian Neto – State Deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul (2023–present) and economist.
  • Jaime Verruck – Secretary of State for Environment, Development, Science, Technology and Innovation of Mato Grosso do Sul and economist.

Liberal Party (PL)

With the announcement of former President Jair Bolsonaro's support for Beto Pereira's candidacy and the support coming from the Liberal Party itself, the party's potential candidates had their candidacies automatically withdrawn. Pollon, who had even rehearsed launching his potential election bid, was removed from his position as state president of the Liberal Party in Mato Grosso do Sul due to his disobedience and replaced by Tenente Portela (PL).

Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)

  • André Puccinelli – State Deputy of Mato Grosso do Sul (1987–1995); Federal Deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul (1995–1997); Mayor of Campo Grande (1997–2005); Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul (2007–2015) and physician. Puccinelli expressed interest in returning to local politics; however, he withdrew his candidacy on 25 June 2024 for lack of political support.

Campaign

The campaign period officially begins on 16 August 2024, with candidates allowed to advertise their platforms, including on the internet. Free airtime on radio and television will start on 30 August, providing candidates with a platform to reach a wider audience.

Outgoing Municipal Chamber

The result of the last municipal election and the current situation in the Municipal Chamber is given below:

Opinion polls

First round

2024 2023

Second round

Beto Pereira and Adriana Lopes

Rose Modesto and Adriana Lopes

Rose Modesto and Beto Pereira

Hypothetical scenarios with Rafael Tavares

Hypothetical scenarios with André Puccinelli

Rejection of candidates

In some opinion polls, the interviewee can choose more than one alternative (the so-called "multiple rejection"), therefore, the sum of the percentages of all candidates can exceed 100% of the votes in some scenarios.

Results

1st Round

With a voter turnout of 74.50%, the 1st round was closely contested between the main candidates, with incumbent mayor Adriane Lopes and representative Rose Modesto advancing to the second round. Adriane Lopes was the top vote-getter in the first round, with 31.67% of the votes (140,913 votes). Rose Modesto finished second with 29.56% of the votes (131,525 votes). Beto Pereira received 25.96% of the votes (115,516 votes). Camila Jara obtained 9.43% of the votes (41,966 votes). Beto Figueiró garnered 2.45% of the votes (10,885 votes), while Ubirajara Martins had a modest showing with 0.24% of the votes (1,067 votes).

Statistics

Out of the 481,399 voters who went to the polls, 444,980 votes were valid, representing 92.43% of the total votes. Blank votes totaled 16,968 (3.52%), while null votes accounted for 19,451 (4.04%). There was significant abstention, with 25.50% of voters (164,799) choosing not to participate.

2nd Round

Results by Electoral Zones

City Council elected

Notes

References