The 2022 Pernambuco state elections took place in the state of

Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it seventh-most populous state of Brazil and with around 98,148 km², being the 19 ...

, Brazil on 2 October 2022. Voters elected a governor, vice governor, one senator, 25 representatives for the

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, and 49 Legislative Assembly members.

Paulo Câmara Paulo Henrique Saraiva Câmara (born August 8, 1972, in Recife) is a Brazilian politician who served as governor of Pernambuco from 2015 to 2023. He became Governor of Pernambuco on January 1, 2015. Political career In 2014, he was elected gove ...

, the incumbent governor of Pernambuco, was reelected in the first round in 2018 Pernambuco gubernatorial election, with 1,918,219 votes, the equivalent to 50.70% of the valid votes. He wasn't eligible for a new term, since he ran for governor in 2014 and 2018. In a crowded field, former mayor of

Caruaru Caruaru is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. The most populous city in the interior of the state, Caruaru is located in the microzone of Agreste and because of its cultural importance, it is nicknamed ''Capital do Agreste'' (Por ...

Raquel Lyra Raquel Teixeira Lyra Lucena (born 2 December 1978) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and the current governor of Pernambuco since 2023. Lyra was mayor of Caruaru from 2017 to 2022. A member of a political family, she previously served as a membe ...

(

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) defeated Federal Deputy Marília Arraes (

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) by close to 20 points in the second round. She was inaugurated on 1 January 2023. For the election to the

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, the seat occupied since 2014 by Fernando Bezerra Coelho, who was elected by the

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(PSB), and currently affiliated to the

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(MDB), was at dispute. Teresa Leitão ( PT), a state deputy, defeated former

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Gilson Machado ( PL) by 15 points.

Electoral calendar

Gubernatorial candidates

Political parties have until August 15, 2022 to formally register their candidates.

Candidates

Withdrawn candidacies

Humberto Costa Humberto Costa (born July 7, 1957) is a Brazilian medical doctor and politician. He has represented Pernambuco in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was a Deputy from Pernambuco from 1995 to 1999. He is a member of the Workers' Party. ...

( PT) - Senator for Pernambuco (2011–present). He withdrew the candidacy by orders of the party itself. The Workers' Party will support the candidacy of Danilo Cabral ( PSB). * Armando Filho ( PRTB) - He was announced as a candidate for the government by the

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but he gave up and decided to support the candidacy of

. He was expelled from the party after this decision. File:Senadores da 56ª Legislatura (47017291821).jpg,

Senatorial candidates

Political parties have until August 15, 2022 to formally register their candidates.

Potential candidates

Withdrawn candidates

* Carlos Veras ( PT) -

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from

(2019–present). Veras withdrew his candidacy to help the Workers' Party (PT) in the composition of the senatorial ticket, in order to build a consensus around the party's nomination. The federal deputy stated that this would help his ally Teresa Leitão on the gender issue on the ticket and that she has all the qualifications to be a senator.

Legislative Assembly

The result of the last state election and the current situation in the

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is given below:

Opinion polls

Governor

First round

The first round is scheduled to take place on 2 October 2022.

Second round

The second round (if necessary) is scheduled to take place on 30 October 2022. ''Lyra vs. Arraes'' ''Lyra vs. Cabral'' ''Lyra vs. Anderson'' ''Lyra vs. Coelho'' ''Cabral vs. Anderson'' ''Cabral vs. Coelho'' ''Arraes vs. Cabral'' ''Arraes vs. Anderson'' ''Arraes vs. Coelho''

Electoral calendar

Gubernatorial candidates

Candidates

Withdrawn candidacies

Senatorial candidates

Potential candidates

Withdrawn candidates

Legislative Assembly

Opinion polls

Governor

First round

Second round

Senator

Results

Governor

Senator

Chamber of Deputies

Legislative Assembly

Notes

References