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Who did Rui Costa defeat in the 2014 election?

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  • Paulo Souto

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  • Eduardo Campos

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Paulo Souto, the incumbent mayor of Salvador, was defeated by Rui Costa, a law professor and career politician, in the 2014 mayoral election. Costa garnered 53% of the vote compared to Souto's 47%, making Costa the first mayor from the Workers' Party to be elected in the city.
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