The 2018 state elections in Minas Gerais were held on 7 October, as part of the general elections in the Federal District and in 26 states, to elect one Governor and Vice Governor, two Senators and four substitutes for Senator, 53 Federal Deputies, and 77 State Deputies.^[1] In the election for Governor, entrepreneur Romeu Zema (NOVO) finished in first place with 42.73% of the valid votes, followed by Senator Antonio Anastasia (PSDB) with 29.06%. Incumbent Governor Fernando Pimentel (PT) couldn't re-elect, placing third place with 23.12% of the votes.^[2] As the first place didn't reach 50% of the votes, a second round took place on 28 October.^[1] Zema was elect Governor with 71.80% of the votes, and Anastasia placed second with 28.20%.^[3]

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2018 Minas Gerais state election

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Opinion polls

Gubernatorial election

Candidate Romeu Zema Antonio Anastasia Party NOVO PSDB Running mate Paulo Brant Marcos Montes Popular vote 6,963,806 2,734,452 Percentage 71.80% 28.20%

Romeu Zema      Antonio Anastasia

Governor before election Fernando Pimentel PT Elected Governor Romeu Zema NOVO

Parliamentary election

Party Leader % Seats +/– Legislative Assembly MDB 7.37 7 −3 Republicanos 7.16 3 +1 PSL 7.05 6 +6 PSDB 6.60 7 −2 PHS 4.13 3 +2 PTB 3.94 3 −1 PSC 3.90 3 +1 PV 3.32 5 +1 DEM 2.96 1 −1 Solidarity 2.78 2 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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For the Federal Senate, the then Federal Deputy Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM) and the journalist and presenter Carlos Viana (PHS) were elect to fill the seats of Aécio Neves (PSDB) and Zezé Perrella (MDB). They had, respectively, 20.49% and 20.22% of the votes. Dinis Pinheiro (SD) place third with 18.42% of the votes, and former president Dilma Rousseff (PT), who had been impeached two years before, placed fourth with 15.35% of the votes.^[4]