# 2020 São Gonçalo mayoral election, second round

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio de Janeiro](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj.md) / [São Gonçalo](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo.md), November 29, 2020

Nelson Ruas dos Santos won with 50.8% of the vote, 1.6 points ahead of Dimas de Paiva Gadelha Junior. Dimas de Paiva Gadelha Junior led the first round with 31.4%.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2020-11-15-local/mayor.md), 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, November 29, 2020

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

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nelson Ruas dos Santos | AVANTE | 189,719 | 50.8% | Elected |
| Dimas de Paiva Gadelha Junior | PT | 183,811 | 49.2% |  |

Valid votes: 373,530

Turnout: 66.4% (440,481 of 663,833 registered)

## This race in other years

- November 29, 2020: Nelson Ruas dos Santos, 50.8%
- [October 30, 2016](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md): José Luiz Nanci, 53.6%
- [October 28, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md): Neilton Mulim da Costa, 56.8%
- [October 29, 2000](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2000-10-29-runoff/mayor.md): Henry Charles Armond Calvert, 56.6%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on November 29, 2020

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2020-11-15-local.md) (56)

## Sources

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

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rj/sao-goncalo/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.json.