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 30 October 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 Gladson Cameli PP 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 Wilson Lima UNIÃO Tadeu de Souza AVANTE No
BA Jerônimo Rodrigues PT Geraldo Júnior MDB Yes
CE Elmano de Freitas PT Jade Romero MDB Yes
ES Ricardo Ferraço MDB

Elected PSDB

– Yes
DF Ibaneis Rocha MDB Celina Leão PP No
GO Ronaldo Caiado PSD

Elected UNIÃO

Daniel Vilela MDB No
MA Carlos Brandão No party

Elected PSB

Felipe Camarão PT No
MT Mauro Mendes UNIÃO Otaviano Pivetta REP No
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 João Azevêdo PSB Lucas Ribeiro PP No
PA Helder Barbalho MDB Hana Ghassan MDB No
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 Walter Alves MDB No
RS Eduardo Leite PSD

Elected PSDB

Gabriel Souza MDB No
RO Marcos Rocha PSD

Elected UNIÃO

Sérgio Gonçalves UNIÃO No
RR Antonio Denarium PP Edilson Damião REP No
SC Jorginho Mello PL Marilisa Boehm PL Yes
SP Tarcísio de Freitas REP Felicio Ramuth 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

Acre

Amapá

Amazonas

Rôndonia

Roraima

Pará

Main article: 2026 Pará gubernatorial election

Tocantins

Northeast

Alagoas

Bahia

Main article: 2026 Bahia gubernatorial election

Ceará

Main article: 2026 Ceará gubernatorial election

Maranhão

Paraíba

Main article: 2026 Paraíba gubernatorial election

Pernambuco

Main article: 2026 Pernambuco gubernatorial election

Piauí

Rio Grande do Norte

Sergipe

Southeast

Espiríto Santo

Minas Gerais

Main article: 2026 Minas Gerais gubernatorial election

São Paulo

Main article: 2026 São Paulo gubernatorial election

Rio de Janeiro

Main article: 2026 Rio de Janeiro gubernatorial election

Midwest

Federal District

Goiás

Main article: 2026 Goiás gubernatorial election

Mato Grosso

Mato Grosso do Sul

South

Paraná

Main article: 2026 Paraná gubernatorial election

Rio Grande do Sul

Main article: 2026 Rio Grande do Sul gubernatorial election

Santa Catarina

Main article: 2026 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election

References

  1. ^ Venicios, Marcos (2025-05-28). "Pesquisa mostra cenário embolado para disputa do governo e senado no Acre | ac24horas | Notícias do Acre". ac24horas.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  2. ^ Gomes, Celio. "Eleições 2026 em Alagoas: o que vem aí?". Cadaminuto (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  3. ^ Pauta, Ponto da. "Mesmo sem se declarar candidato ao GEA, Dr. Furlan atinge 70,02% das intenções de voto". Ponto da Pauta. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  4. ^ "Eduardo Riedel assina filiação ao PP, e PSDB perde último governador". 18 August 2025.
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