Presidential elections were held in Esteira on March 31, 2001. Incumbent Luis Souza of the Esteiran People's Party defeated Eduardo Resendes of the National Liberal Party with 61.55% of the vote. Souza was inaugurated for his third term on May 1, 2001.
2001 Esteiran presidential election|
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Turnout | 56.15% |
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Results by department. Blue denotes departments won by Souza and yellow denotes those won by Resendes. |
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The election was decried internationally as illegitimate, as widespread voter intimidation, fraud, and political violence was reported leading up to and on election day.