The Mato Grosso gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the next Governor of the state of Mato Grosso. If no candidate had received more than 50% of the vote, a second-round runoff election would have been held on 26 October.[1] Governor Silval Barbosa did not run for a second term. Senator Pedro Taques of the PDT won election to the open seat in the first round.[2]
Candidates
Pedro Taques 12 (PDT) - Senator from Mato Grosso (elected in 2010)
Carlos Fávaro 12 (PP) - agricultural producer; former President of the Association of Corn and Soybean Producers (Aprosoja)[3]
Lúdio Cabral 13 (PT) - former Cuiabá Councillor (elected in 2004, 2008); candidate for Mayor of Cuiabá (2012)