“…The reelection of those candidates who already hold the position they hold has a positive influence (STOKES, 1996;AVIS, FINAN, VARJÃO, 2018), and the status of governor allows the voter to evaluate their performance, which would be decisive (COELHO, 2004, CAVALCANTE, 2015KLEIN;SAKURAI, 2015). Empirical fragments indicate the possibility of the politician transferring political capital to the other candidates of the same party, including capturing eventual decentralization of resources to the linked federated units, which can be perceived by the variable Party.…”