# 2020 São Gonçalo mayoral election

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Dimas de Paiva Gadelha Junior led with 31.4% of the vote, 8.5 points ahead of Nelson Ruas dos Santos.

## Rounds

### Round 1, November 15, 2020

- Dimas de Paiva Gadelha Junior, 31.4% (Advanced)
- Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 22.8% (Advanced)
- Dejorge Patricio da Silva, 22.6%

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

- Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 50.8% (Elected)
- Dimas de Paiva Gadelha Junior, 49.2%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dimas de Paiva Gadelha Junior | PT | 117,346 | 31.4% | Advanced |
| Nelson Ruas dos Santos | AVANTE | 85,399 | 22.8% | Advanced |
| Dejorge Patricio da Silva | REPUBLICANOS | 84,664 | 22.6% |  |
| Ricardo de Souza Costa | PSL | 34,536 | 9.2% |  |
| José Luiz Nanci | CIDADANIA | 27,100 | 7.2% |  |
| Roberto da Silva Sales | PSD | 9,359 | 2.5% |  |
| Isaac Souza da Silva | PCdoB | 8,775 | 2.3% |  |
| Rodrigo Piraciaba Costa | PSB | 3,905 | 1.0% |  |
| Dayse Oliveira Gomes | PSTU | 3,129 | 0.8% |  |

Valid votes: 374,213

Turnout: 70.2% (466,124 of 663,833 registered)

## This race in other years

- [October 6, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md): Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 94.5%
- November 15, 2020: Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 50.8%
- [October 2, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2016-10-02-local/mayor.md): José Luiz Nanci, 53.6%
- [October 7, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2012-10-07-local/mayor.md): Neilton Mulim da Costa, 56.8%
- [October 5, 2008](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2008-10-05-local/mayor.md): Maria Aparecida Panisset, 56.2%
- [October 3, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2004-10-03-local/mayor.md): Maria Aparecida Panisset, 52.0%
- [October 1, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2000-10-01-local/mayor.md): Henry Charles Armond Calvert, 56.6%
- [October 3, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/1996-10-03-local/mayor.md): Edson Ezequiel de Matos, 51.3%

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

- [São Gonçalo Municipal Chamber](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/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 São Gonçalo

- 2020 São Gonçalo mayoral election
- [2020 São Gonçalo Municipal Chamber election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2020-11-15-local/municipal-chamber.md)

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