A banner that reads in Spanish "Now more than ever with Chavez" on a street pole in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. Hugo Chavez's cancer has upended politics in Venezuela, transforming Sunday's nationwide elections for state governors and legislators into a test of his legacy that could chart the country's future in the uncertain months ahead. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

People line up to buy government subsidized food at a state-run market, one day before state elections for governors and legislators, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. If candidates who support Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gain or even hold steady Sunday, the executive branch could strengthen its hold on the grass roots, as communal councils decide, often based on loyalty, such questions as who gets a new roof, or who receives vocational training, distributing the funds directly. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

People buy government subsidized food at a state-run market, one day before state elections for governors and legislators, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. If candidates who support Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gain or even hold steady Sunday, the executive branch could strengthen its hold on the grass roots, as communal councils decide, often based on loyalty, such questions as who gets a new roof, or who receives vocational training, distributing the funds directly. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A worker weighs a bag of government subsidized food for a customer at a state-run market, one day before state elections for governors and legislators, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. If candidates who support Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gain or even hold steady Sunday, the executive branch could strengthen its hold on the grass roots, as communal councils decide, often based on loyalty, such questions as who gets a new roof, or who receives vocational training, distributing the funds directly. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A street artist plays an instrument as he impersonates a mannequin, one day before state elections for governors and legislators, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. If candidates who support Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gain or even hold steady Sunday, the executive branch could strengthen its hold on the grass roots, as communal councils decide, often based on loyalty, such questions as who gets a new roof, or who receives vocational training, distributing the funds directly. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A street vendor rests near his stand, placed near a state-run market set up to sell government subsidized food, one day ahead of state elections for governors and legislators, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. If candidates who support Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gain or even hold steady Sunday, the executive branch could strengthen its hold on the grass roots, as communal councils decide, often based on loyalty, such questions as who gets a new roof, or who receives vocational training, distributing the funds directly. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Voters line up in front a polling station to cast their ballots during elections for governors in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A man marks his ballot, center, as another receives instructions at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A woman marks her ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A woman marks her finger after casting her ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Voters look for their polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Soldiers stand on guard outside of a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Miranda State's Gov. Henrique Capriles laughs while casting his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage. The vote is the first time in Chavez's nearly 14-year-old presidency that he has been unable to actively campaign. He hasn't spoken publicly since undergoing cancer surgery on Tuesday in Cuba. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

People wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A voter uses a fingerprint scanner during elections in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A woman cats his ballot during elections in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

People wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Miranda's Gov. Henrique Capriles, second from left, gestures to supporters as he arrives to a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Miranda's Gov. Henrique Capriles, third from left, poses for pictures with supporters after casting his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Elias Jaua, right, Venezuela's former Vice President and candidate for governor of Miranda state, greets supporters after casting his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Elias Jaua, Venezuela's former Vice President and candidate for governor of Miranda state, gestures from the inside of a vehicle as he leaves after casting his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Miranda's Gov. Henrique Capriles, front, second from right, smiles upon his arrival to a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Elias Jaua, Venezuela's former Vice President and candidate for governor of Miranda state, gestures from the inside of a vehicle as he leaves after casting his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Elias Jaua, top, Venezuela's former Vice President and candidate for governor of Miranda state, waves to supporters after casting his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Elias Jaua, left, Venezuela's former Vice President and candidate for governor of Miranda state, accompanied by his daughter Natalia, casts his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Miranda's Gov. Henrique Capriles shows his finger marked after casting his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Miranda's Gov. Henrique Capriles waves to supporters after casting his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Elias Jaua, right, Venezuela's former Vice President and candidate for governor of Miranda state, greets supporters after casting his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Miranda's Gov. Henrique Capriles casts his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Miranda's Gov. Henrique Capriles holds up his ballot at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's Vice-President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Venezuelans are choosing governors and state lawmakers in elections that have become a key test of whether President Hugo Chavez's movement can endure if the socialist leader leaves the political stage. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)