# 2020 Teresina mayoral election

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Piauí](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi.md) / [Teresina](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina.md), November 15, 2020

José Pessoa Leal led with 34.5% of the vote, 7.8 points ahead of Kleber Montezuma Fagundes dos Santos.

## Rounds

### Round 1, November 15, 2020

- José Pessoa Leal, 34.5% (Advanced)
- Kleber Montezuma Fagundes dos Santos, 26.7% (Advanced)
- Gessy Karla Lima Borges Fonseca, 12.1%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.md), November 29, 2020

- José Pessoa Leal, 62.3% (Elected)
- Kleber Montezuma Fagundes dos Santos, 37.7%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| José Pessoa Leal | MDB | 142,769 | 34.5% | Advanced |
| Kleber Montezuma Fagundes dos Santos | PSDB | 110,395 | 26.7% | Advanced |
| Gessy Karla Lima Borges Fonseca | PSC | 50,221 | 12.1% |  |
| Fábio Núñez Novo | PT | 47,573 | 11.5% |  |
| Fábio Abreu Costa | PL | 29,037 | 7.0% |  |
| Diego Gomes Melo | PEN | 12,871 | 3.1% |  |
| Simone Pereira de Farias Araujo | PSD | 8,787 | 2.1% |  |
| Lucineide Barros Medeiros | PSOL | 8,283 | 2.0% |  |
| Fábio de Melo Sérvio | PROS | 1,944 | 0.5% |  |
| Mario Rogerio da Costa Soares | CIDADANIA | 775 | 0.2% |  |
| Pedro Laurentino Reis Pereira | UP | 457 | 0.1% |  |
| João Gervásio dos Santos Neto | PSTU | 254 | 0.1% |  |

Valid votes: 413,366

Turnout: 80.0% (446,778 of 558,661 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 52.2%
- November 15, 2020: José Pessoa Leal, 62.3%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 51.1%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 51.5%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 70.4%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Silvio Mendes de Oliveira Filho, 58.5%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 60.9%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Firmino da Silveira Soares Filho, 53.3%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on November 15, 2020

- [Teresina Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)
- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2020-11-15-local.md) (11,129)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2020](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2020), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

## On the ballot in Teresina

- 2020 Teresina mayoral election
- [2020 Teresina Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2020-11-15-local/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/pi/teresina/2020-11-15-local/mayor.json.