Texas 2010 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election ← 2006 October 3, 2010 2014 → Nominee Sérgio Cabral Filho Fernando Gabeira Party PMDB PV Running mate Luiz Fernando Pezão Márcio Fortes Popular vote 5,217,972 1,632,671 Percentage 66.08% 20.68% Governor before election Sérgio Cabral Filho MDB Elected Governor Sérgio Cabral Filho MDB The Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election was held on October 3, 2010 to elect the next governor of Rio de Janeiro. With high approval ratings, the PMDB's Sérgio Cabral Filho was easily re-elected without the need for a runoff.[1] Candidates Governor No. Governor Vice-governor Coalition 15 Sérgio Cabral Filho (PMDB) Luiz Fernando Pezão (PMDB) "Together for Rio"PMDB, PP, PDT, PT, PTB, PSL, PTN, PSC, PSDC, PRTB, PHS, PMN, PTC, PSB, PRP, PCdoB 16 Cyro Garcia (PSTU) Miguel Malheiros (PSTU) – 21 Eduardo Serra (PCB) Paulo Oliveira (PCB) – 22 Fernando Peregrino (PR) David Cabral (PR) "The Strength of the People"PR, PTdoB 43 Fernando Gabeira (PV) Márcio Fontes (PSDB) "Rio Hope"PV, DEM, PSDB, PPS 50 Jefferson Moura (PSOL) Flávio Serafini (PSOL) – Election results 2010 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election Party Candidate Votes % ±% MDB Sérgio Cabral Filho (incumbent) 5,217,972 66.08% PV Fernando Gabeira 1,632,671 20.68% PR Fernando Peregrino 853,220 10.81% PSOL Jefferson Moura 131,980 1.67% PSTU Cyro Garcia 48,793 0.62% PCB Eduardo Serra 11,299 0.14% Majority 3,585,301 45.40% MDB hold Swing References ^ "Apuração de votos e candidatos eleitos (1º turno) - UOL Eleições 2010".