2026 Brazilian gubernatorial elections

Gubernatorial elections will be held in Brazil on 4 October 2026 as part of the nationwide general elections to elect tickets with state governors and their vice governors (as well as the Governor of the Federal District and their vice governor). A second round will be held on 25 October 2026 for states where no candidate was able to secure more than half of the votes in the first round.

Background

The behind-the-scenes run for governor in the state began after the 2024 Brazilian municipal elections, According to Brazilian electoral law, no one candidate can be declared before July 2026, until then all quoted persons to be candidates are called pre-candidates or potential candidates.

2022 Brazilian gubernatorial elections
State Outgoing Governor Outgoing Vice Governor Governor eligible for reelection Ref.
Name Party Name Party
AC Mailza Gomes PP No [1]
AL Paulo Dantas MDB Ronaldo Lessa PDT No [2]
AP Clécio Luís UNIÃO
Elected SD		 Teles Junior PDT Yes [3]
AM Roberto Cidade UNIÃO Serafim Corrêa PSB Yes
BA Jerônimo Rodrigues PT Geraldo Júnior MDB Yes
CE Elmano de Freitas PT Jade Romero PT
Elected MDB		 Yes
ES Ricardo Ferraço MDB
Elected PSDB		 Yes
DF Celina Leão PP Yes
GO Daniel Vilela MDB Yes
MA Carlos Brandão MDB
Elected PSB		 Felipe Camarão PT No
MT Otaviano Pivetta REP Yes
MS Eduardo Riedel PP
Elected PSDB		 José Carlos Barbosa PSD
Elected PP		 Yes [4]
MG Mateus Simões PSD
Elected NOVO		 Yes
PR Ratinho Júnior PSD Darci Piana PSD No
PB Lucas Ribeiro PP Yes
PA Hana Ghassan MDB Yes
PE Raquel Lyra PSD
Elected PSDB		 Priscila Krause PSD
Elected Cidadania		 Yes
PI Rafael Fonteles PT Themístocles Filho MDB Yes
RJ Ricardo Couto de Castro No party No
RN Fátima Bezerra PT No
RS Eduardo Leite PSD
Elected PSDB		 Gabriel Souza MDB No
RO Marcos Rocha PSD
Elected UNIÃO		 Sérgio Gonçalves UNIÃO No
RR Soldado Sampaio REP No
SC Jorginho Mello PL Marilisa Boehm PL Yes
SP Tarcísio de Freitas REP Felicio Ramuth MDB

Elected PSD

 Yes
SE Fábio Mitidieri PSD Zezinho Sobral PSB

Elected PDT

 Yes
TO Wanderlei Barbosa REP Laurez da Rocha Moreira PSD

Elected PDT

 No

North

Amazonas

Pará

Northeast

Alagoas

Bahia

Ceará

Paraíba

Pernambuco

Rio Grande do Norte

Southeast

Espiríto Santo

Minas Gerais

São Paulo

Rio de Janeiro

Midwest

Federal District

Goiás

South

Paraná

Rio Grande do Sul

Santa Catarina

References

  1. ↑ Venicios, Marcos (28 May 2025). "Pesquisa mostra cenário embolado para disputa do governo e senado no Acre | ac24horas | Notícias do Acre". ac24horas.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Gomes, Celio (17 June 2025). "Eleições 2026 em Alagoas: o que vem aí?". Cadaminuto (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Pauta, Ponto da. "Mesmo sem se declarar candidato ao GEA, Dr. Furlan atinge 70,02% das intenções de voto". Ponto da Pauta. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Eduardo Riedel assina filiação ao PP, e PSDB perde último governador". 18 August 2025.
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