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- Title
Reeleição de Prefeitos e o Enfrentamento à Pandemia de Covid-19 em 2020.
- Authors
de Moraes Peixoto, Vitor; Ribeiro Pessanha Leal, João Gabriel; Martins Marques, Larissa; Barreto de Souza, Renato
- Abstract
Did the COVID-19 pandemic affect the success or failure of candidates for reelection in the 2020 municipal elections? We attempt to answer this question by tested the influence of five-dimension variables: individual candidate traits, municipal political factors, socioeconomic and governance issues, as well as contextual indicators of the pandemic on the performance of those running for a second term. The study comprehended 3,032 cities in which mayors participated in elections. The following factors positively influenced reelection: population size, campaign expenses, investments in health, education, and hiring doctors during the pandemic. Nevertheless, negative drivers included electoral competition and mayors' gender. We conclude therefore that the determining factors of reelection are connected to COVID-19 responses, individual candidate traits, and municipal political factors, rather than epidemiological phenomena such as the number of cases or even deaths.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; LOCAL elections; MAYORAL elections; CITIES &; towns; FEDERAL aid
- Publication
Dados - Revista de Ciências Sociais, 2024, Vol 67, Issue 4, p1
- ISSN
0011-5258
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/dados.2024.67.4.331