In October 1994, a general election was held in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. Former Finance Minister Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Fernando Henrique Cardoso

Fernando Henrique Cardoso – also known by his initials FHC – was the 34th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil for two terms from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2002. He is an accomplished sociologist, professor and politician...

, candidate of the Brazilian Social Democratic Party, won the presidential election in the first round with 54,27% of the votes. Closest runner-ups were Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , known popularly as Lula, served as the 35th President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010.A founding member of the Workers' Party , he ran for President three times unsuccessfully, first in the 1989 election. Lula achieved victory in the 2002 election, and was inaugurated as...

, candidate of the Workers' Party

Workers' Party (Brazil)

The Workers' Party is a democratic socialist political party in Brazil. Launched in 1980, it is recognized as one of the largest and most important left-wing movements of Latin America. It governs at the federal level in a coalition government with several other parties since January 1, 2003...

 (27,04%) and Enéas Carneiro

Enéas Carneiro

Enéas Ferreira Carneiro was a Brazilian politician. He represented the state of São Paulo in the National Chamber of Deputies and ran for the presidency three times as a perennial candidate...

, candidate of the Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order

Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order

The Party of the Reconstruction of the National Order was a nationalist political party in Brazil, founded in 1990, merged, in 2006 in Republic Party...

 (7,38%). Incumbent president Itamar Franco

Itamar Franco

Itamar Augusto Cautiero Franco was a Brazilian politician and the President of Brazil from December 29, 1992, to January 1, 1995. During his long political career, Franco was also a Senator, Mayor, Ambassador, Governor and Vice President...

 could not run for re-election, despite his high approval rating.

In legislative elections, 513 federal deputies were elected to the Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. As of 2006, the chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms...

: the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party won 107 seats, followed by the Liberal Front Party (89 seats) and the Brazilian Social Democratic Party (62 seats).

Presidential election

State	Electorate	Abstention	%	FHC	%	Lula	%	Enéas	%	Others	%	Blank votes	%	Null votes	%
Acre Acre The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...	263,162	56,769	21,27%	90,132	54,01%	39,656	23,76%	12,636	7,57%	Example	Example	23,843	11,55%	15,665	7,59%
Alagoas Alagoas Alagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti...	1,156,990	177,923	15,38%	525,036	76,18%	84,929	12,32%	31,131	4,52%	Example	Example	130,622	13,34%	159,280	16,27%
Amapá Amapá Amapá is one of the states of Brazil, located in the extreme north, bordering French Guiana and Suriname to the north. To the east is the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south and west is the Brazilian state of Pará. Perhaps one of the main features of the state is the River Oiapoque, as it was once...	197,171	54,545	27,66%	76,397	59,11%	34,623	26,79%	11,727	9,07%	Example	Example	6,777	4,75%	6,597	4,63%
Amazonas	1,106,006	306,465	27,71%	419,742	60,50%	161,390	23,26%	59,444	8,57%	Example	Example	47,272	5,91%	58,428	7,31%
Bahia Bahia Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...	7,031,624	1,875,244	26,67%	1,951,179	52,40%	1,310,823	35,20%	164,451	4,42%	Example	Example	717,319	13,91%	715,171	13,87%
Ceará Ceará Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...	4,006,533	881,748	22,01%	1,517,698	61,19%	669,425	26,99%	74,382	4,46%	Example	Example	401,514	12,85%	242,858	7,77%
Espírito Santo Espírito Santo Espírito Santo is one of the states of southeastern Brazil, often referred to by the abbreviation "ES". Its capital is Vitória and the largest city is Vila Velha. The name of the state means literally "holy spirit" after the Holy Ghost of Christianity...	1,710,729	294,919	17,24%	714,958	60,04%	331,798	27,86%	79,532	6,68%	Example	Example	113,816	8,04%	111,172	7,85%
Federal District Brazilian Federal District The Federal District is set apart for Brasília, the capital of Brazil. Located in a region called Planalto Central, or Central Plateau, the Federal District is divided in 29 administrative regions. Brasilia - place where the three branches of the Federal Government are located - is the main...	1,062,247	147,069	13,85%	315,106	38,69%	364,541	44,76%	79,237	9,73%	Example	Example	36,597	4,00%	64,143	7,01%
Goiás Goiás Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...	2,622,097	500,218	19,08%	1,171,550	67,48%	322,907	18,60%	93,314	5,37%	Example	Example	199,622	9,41%	186,128	8,77%
Maranhão Maranhão Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...	2,615,445	798,266	30,52%	785,417	62,25%	292,057	23,15%	72,687	5,76%	Example	Example	349,663	19,24%	205,801	11,33%
Minas Gerais Minas Gerais Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...	10,559,739	1,722,478	16,31%	4,536,780	64,82%	1,532,740	21,90%	478,926	6,84%	Example	Example	958,568	10,85%	879,846	9,96%
Mato Grosso Mato Grosso Mato Grosso is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest in area, located in the western part of the country.Neighboring states are Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. It also borders Bolivia to the southwest...	1,279,042	342,260	26,76%	495,956	64,29%	147,307	19,10%	40,304	5,22%	Example	Example	69,570	7,43%	95,799	10,23%
Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...	1,161,054	213,895	18,42%	512,527	63,59%	179,296	22,25%	49,527	6,15%	Example	Example	64,704	6,83%	76,505	8,08%
Pará Pará Pará is a state in the north of Brazil. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest it also borders Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast it borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Belém.Pará is the most populous state...	2,783,131	914,818	32,87%	809,793	54,53%	453,794	30,56%	115,955	7,81%	Example	Example	220,796	11,82%	162,565	8,70%
Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...	2,091,506	471,857	22,56%	761,876	63,05%	311,142	25,75%	44,088	3,65%	Example	Example	219,564	13,56%	191,677	11,83%
Paraná Paraná (state) Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...	5,746,397	1,002,593	17,45%	2,382,093	60,33%	898,231	22,75%	256,071	6,49%	Example	Example	459,499	9,69%	335,755	7,08%
Pernambuco Pernambuco Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...	4,467,948	943,966	21,13%	1,381,756	53,81%	949,865	36,99%	99,061	3,86%	Example	Example	475,211	13,49%	481,100	13,65%
Piauí Piauí Piauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland...	1,631,161	363,008	22,25%	476,404	51,51%	296,077	32,01%	27,083	2,93%	Example	Example	147,630	11,64%	195,599	15,42%
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (state) Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...	9,129,373	1,385,814	15,18%	3,102,664	47,18%	1,689,772	25,69%	767,702	11,67%	Example	Example	474,505	6,13%	692,746	8,95%
Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal...	1,491,112	236,988	15,89%	606,681	64,29%	227,252	24,08%	41,383	4,39%	Example	Example	171,304	13,66%	139,187	11,10%
Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...	6,296,021	746,740	11,86%	1,422,390	29,57%	1,610,379	33,48%	450,153	9,36%	Example	Example	436,171	7,86%	302,650	5,45%
Rondônia Rondônia Rondônia is a state in Brazil, located in the north-western part of the country. To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, and in the south is Bolivia. Its capital is Porto Velho. The state was named after Candido Rondon...	692,067	211,747	30,60%	259,418	63,36%	89,838	21,94%	25,811	6,30%	Example	Example	41,357	8,61%	29,501	6,14%
Roraima Roraima Roraima is the northernmost and least populated state of Brazil, located in the Amazon region. It borders the states of Amazonas and Pará, as well as the nations of Venezuela and Guyana. The population is 400,000 and the capital is Boa Vista...	119,888	25,986	21,68%	60,693	71,64%	11,575	13,66%	7,313	8,63%	Example	Example	4,112	4,38%	5,076	5,41%
Santa Catarina Santa Catarina (state) Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...	3,157,290	416,859	13,20%	789,001	33,20%	630,999	26,55%	162,721	6,85%	Example	Example	189,151	6,90%	174,867	6,38%
São Paulo São Paulo (state) São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...	20,774,991	2,361,743	11,37%	8,679,287	55,74%	4,205,530	27,01%	1,380,690	8,87%	Example	Example	1,087,432	5,91%	1,755,493	9,53%
Sergipe Sergipe Sergipe , is the smallest state of the Brazilian Federation, located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of the country. It borders on two other states, Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean...	942,246	163,619	17,36%	270,984	47,37%	211,320	36,94%	32,999	5,77%	Example	Example	94,294	12,11%	112,291	14,42%
Tocantins Tocantins Tocantins may refer to:* Tocantins, a state in Brazil* Tocantins River, a river in Brazil* Survivor: Tocantins, a reality show set in Tocantins, Brazil* Tocantins Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club...	648,073	204,873	31,61%	234,699	68,03%	54,989	15,94%	12,566	3,64%	Example	Example	50,943	11,49%	47,244	10,66%
Abroad	39,760	11,536	29,30%	14,744	55,22%	9,872	39,97%	563	2,10%	Example	Example	260	0,93%	873	3,13%
Total	94,782,803	Example	Example	34,364,361	Example	17,122,127	Example	4,671,457	Example	Example	Example	7,192,116	Example	7,444,017	Example

• Source: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral.

External links

• Tribunal Superior Eleitoral
• Presidential election results
• Chamber of Deputies election results