2026 Roraima gubernatorial special election

2026 Roraima gubernatorial special election
19 June 2026 (2026-06-19)
Turnout70.35% (first round)
Gubernatorial election
 
Candidate Arthur Benrique Soldado Sampaio
Party PL Republicanos
Alliance Isolated Party Roraima Moves Forward
Running mate Subtenente Velton Tayla Peres
Popular vote 160,004 93,897
Percentage 60.87% 35,72%
Governor before election

Soldado Sampaio
Republicanos

 Elected Governor

Arthur Henrique (SJ)
PL

The 2026 Roraima gubernatorial special election (eleição suplementar para governador de Roraima em 2026) is a special election scheduled for 21 June 2026 to elect the governor and vice-governor of the Brazilian state of Roraima for a caretaker term ending on 5 January 2027.[1][2] The election was called after the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) annulled the 2022 election of Antonio Denarium (Republicans) and his running mate Edilson Damião (União Brasil) for abuse of political and economic power.[3][4]

Despite securing an absolute majority of the votes, Arthur Henrique (PL) was not declared elected because he ran sub judice due to a failure to meet the deadline for stepping down from his previous role to become eligible. Henrique won 60.87% of the valid votes—representing 160,004 voters—which exceeded the 50% threshold of the total vote; this result prevented the election of the runner-up, Soldado Sampaio, who could have been declared the winner had his opponent not secured an absolute majority. Consequently, the election outcome remains unresolved pending a ruling on Arthur's case.[5][6]

Background

On 30 April 2026, the TSE upheld earlier rulings by the Regional Electoral Court of Roraima (TRE-RR) that found Denarium and Damião guilty of abuse of political and economic power during the 2022 campaign, in particular through the electoral use of the social programs Cesta da Família and Morar Melhor.[3][7] The court removed Damião from office, declared Denarium ineligible for eight years, and ordered a direct election to fill the vacancy.[3][4]

Denarium had resigned on 27 March 2026 in order to run for the Federal Senate in the October 2026 general election, at which point Damião assumed the governorship.[8][7] Following the TSE ruling, the president of the Legislative Assembly of Roraima, Soldado Sampaio (Republicans), took office as interim governor pending the supplementary election.[2][9]

Electoral schedule

The TRE-RR formalised the calendar through Resolution No. 584/2026, published on 2 May 2026.[9] Key dates include:[1][9]

  • Party conventions: by 17 May 2026
  • Candidate registration deadline: 20 May 2026, 19:00 BRT
  • Start of electoral advertising: 21 May 2026
  • Free radio and television broadcasts: from 3 June 2026
  • Election day: 21 June 2026
  • Possible second round: date to be set by the TSE

The campaign spending cap was set at R$3,557,761.23 for the first round and R$1,778,880.62 for any second round.[10] The winning ticket will be inaugurated in July 2026 and serve until 5 January 2027, when the winner of the regular October 2026 general election takes office.[10][1]

Candidates

Despite the cassation, Edilson Damião announced a candidacy for both the supplementary election and the October general election, arguing that his political rights remained intact because the TSE found no personal participation by him in the offences attributed to Denarium.[7][10]

Party Candidate Most relevant political office or occupation Party Running mate Coalition Electoral number TV time per party/coalition Refs.

Republicans
Soldado Sampaio		 Acting Governor of Roraima (2026)

Republicans


Tayla Peres

 Roraima Moves Forward 10 4min and 37sec [11]
Workers' Party (PT)

Workers' Party (PT)
Nelita Frank		 Sociologist Socialism and Liberty Party Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)
Bartô Macuxi		 Roraima of Hope 13 2min and 41sec

Impugnations

Arthur Henrique (PL) had his candidacy challenged by the TRE-RR on June 2 due to failure to meet the deadline for stepping down from his previous office to run for election. However, on the 17th, TSE Justice Antonio Carlos Ferreira allowed Arthur’s radio and television campaign to continue—and his name to remain on the ballot—pending a ruling on his case, though his votes must be counted as *sub judice*.[12][13]

Party Candidate Most relevant political office or occupation Party Running mate Coalition Electoral number TV time per party/coalition Refs.
Liberal Party
Liberal Party (PL)
Arthur Henrique		 Mayor of Boa Vista
(2024–2026)		 Liberal Party
Liberal Party (PL)
Subtenente Velton		 N/a 22 2min and 41sec

Results

CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Arthur HenriqueSubtenente Velton (PL)Liberal Party160,00460.87
Soldado SampaioTayla Peres (Republicans)Republicans93,89735.72
Neilta FrankBartô Macuxi (PSOL)Workers' Party8,9483.40
Total262,849100.00
Valid votes262,84997.15
Invalid votes4,2951.59
Blank votes3,4141.26
Total votes270,558100.00
Registered voters/turnout384,58270.35
Arthur Henrique's votes are *sub judice*.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Justiça Eleitoral de Roraima marca eleição suplementar para 21 de junho". CNN Brasil (in Portuguese). 2 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Roraima terá eleição suplementar para governador no dia 21 de junho". Radioagência Nacional (in Portuguese). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "TSE cassa mandato do governador e determina eleições diretas em Roraima" (in Portuguese). Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "TSE cassa mandato do governador de Roraima e determina novas eleições". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 30 April 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Arthur Henrique é mais votado para governador em eleição sub judice em Roraima". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 June 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Annunziato, Thiago (21 June 2026). "Atraso no TSE deixa eleição de Roraima sob impasse jurídico". Poder360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 "TSE define eleição direta para governador tampão de Roraima". Consultor Jurídico (in Portuguese). 30 April 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Eleição suplementar para governador de Roraima em 2026" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Wikipedia. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "Eleições suplementares para o governo do Estado serão em 21 de junho". Roraima 1 (in Portuguese). 3 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "Roraima terá eleição suplementar para governador em junho de 2026". Fox Elite (in Portuguese). 5 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Distribuição de tempo". TRE-RR. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 19 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "TRE-RR barra candidatura de Arthur Henrique ao governo na eleição suplementar". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 June 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "TSE mantém campanha de Arthur Henrique na eleição de Roraima". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 June 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
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