2018 São Paulo gubernatorial election

Gubernatorial candidates

Confirmed candidates

Declined candidates

• José Serra - Senator from São Paulo 1996–1998, 2002–2003, 2015–2016 and since 2017; Minister of Foreign Affairs 2016–2017; Governor of São Paulo 2007–2010; Mayor of São Paulo 2005–2006; president of the PSDB 2003–2005; Minister of Health 1998–2002; Minister of Planning and Budget 1995–1996; Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1987–1995; State Secretary for Economics and Planning of São Paulo 1983–1986. Candidate for Mayor of São Paulo in 1988, 1996 and 2012 and for President of Brazil in 2002 and 2010.
• Gilberto Kassab - Minister of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication since 2016; Minister of Cities 2015–2016; president of the PSD 2011–2015; Mayor of São Paulo 2006–2013; Vice Mayor of São Paulo 2005–2006; Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1999–2005; Municipal Secretary of Planning of São Paulo 1997–1998. Candidate for Senator from São Paulo in 2014.
• Celso Russomanno - Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1995–2011 and since 2015. Candidate for governor in 2010 and for Mayor of São Paulo in 2012 and 2016.
• Rodrigo Garcia - State Secretary of Housing of São Paulo since 2015; Federal Deputy from São Paulo 2011 and 2014–2015; State Secretary of Social Development of São Paulo 2011–2013; Special Municipal Secretary of De-bureaucracy of São Paulo 2008–2010; State Deputy of São Paulo 1999–2008.
• Alexandre Zeitune - Vice Mayor of Guarulhos since 2017; Municipal Secretary of Education, Culture, Sports and Leisure of Guarulhos 2017.
• Gabriel Chalita - Municipal Secretary of Education of São Paulo 2015–2016; Federal Deputy from São Paulo 2011–2015; Alderman of São Paulo 2009–2011; State Secretary of Education of São Paulo 2003–2007. Candidate for Vice Mayor of São Paulo in 2016.

  Lost in convention

• José Aníbal - President of the Institute Teotônio Vilela since 2015; Senator from São Paulo 2016–2017; State Secretary of Energy of São Paulo 2011–2015; Alderman of São Paulo 2005–2006; State Secretary of Economic Development, Science, Technology and Innovation of São Paulo 1999–2001; Federal Deputy from São Paulo 1990–1999 and 2007–2011. Candidate for Senator from São Paulo in 2002.
• Luiz Felipe d'Ávila - political scientist, professor, speaker and coach in Public Leadership.
• Floriano Pesaro - State Secretary of Social Development of São Paulo since 2015; Federal Deputy from São Paulo since 2015; Alderman of São Paulo 2009–2014; Municipal Secretary of Social Assistance and Development of São Paulo 2005–2006.
• Sâmia Bomfim - Alderwoman of São Paulo since 2017.
• Carlos Giannazi - State Deputy of São Paulo since 2007; Alderman of São Paulo 2001–2007. Candidate for Mayor of São Paulo in 2012 and for Vice Mayor of São Paulo in 2008.
• Fernando Haddad - Mayor of São Paulo 2013–2017; Minister of Education 2005–2012. Candidate for Mayor of São Paulo in 2016.

  Opinion polls

First round

Second round

Debates

Governor

First round

Second round

Senator

Senate candidates

Confirmed candidates

Declined candidates

Results

Governor

Senator

Chamber of Deputies

Legislative Assembly