THE ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE STATE OF TOCANTINS:ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTIONS FOR GOVERNOR FROM 1988 TO 2010

• Main Authors: Jean Carlos Rodrigues, Robson Francisco Barros dos Santos, Cássio Fonseca Alves
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal da Bahia 2014-11-01
• Series: GeoTextos
• Subjects: geografia política; geografia eleitoral; estado do tocantins / political geography; electoral geography; state of tocantins
• Online Access: https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/geotextos/article/view/10406

This article was devised based on a survey that establishes an intrinsic relationship between geography and vote in the State of Tocantins. The main objective consisted in developing an analysis of the spatial distribution of the votes for the state executive (governor) from 1988 to 2010 in this state, distributed into its 139 municipal districts, so we can identify the territoriality of the votes as well as the state voting domains that were established during the political life in Tocantins. For such, during this survey, we spent time reading bibliographies related to the theme in question, and to collect and map the results of the election dispute available in the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) and Regional Electoral Court-Tocantins (TRE/TO). As considerations, we appointed the use and control of the territory exercised by means of the vote by distinct regional political players, maintenance of the political power over a political elite established since the first election for governor (1988) and its implications on the electoral geography of Tocantins.