2022 Maranhão gubernatorial election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Maranhão state election

| country = Maranhão

| party_name = yes

| type = presidential

| vote_type = Popular

| opinion_polls = #Opinion polls

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Maranhão gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 2018

| next_election = 2026 Maranhão gubernatorial election

| next_year = 2026

| election_date = {{Start date|2022|10|2|df=y}} {{small|(first round)}}
{{Start date|2022|10|30|df=y}} {{small|(second round, if necessary)}}

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Gubernatorial election

| type = presidential

| ongoing = yes

| alliance_name = no

| image_size = 130x130px

| image1 = Retrato Oficial de Carlos Brandão como governador do Maranhão.jpg

| candidate1 = Carlos Brandão

| party1 = Brazilian Socialist Party

| alliance1 = For the good of Maranhão

| running_mate1 = Felipe Camarão

| popular_vote1 = 1,769,187

| percentage1 = 51.29%

| image2 = Lahesio-bonfim.jpg

| candidate2 = Lahesio Bonfim

| party2 = Social Christian Party (Brazil)

| alliance2 = Courage to Change Maranhão

| running_mate2 = Gutemberg Araújo

| popular_vote2 = 857,744

| percentage2 = 24.87%

| image3 = Senador Weverton.jpg

| candidate3 = Weverton Rocha

| party3 = Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)

| alliance3 = Together for Work

| running_mate3 = Hélio Soares

| popular_vote3 = 714,352

| percentage3 = 20.71%

| module = {{Infobox legislative election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Parliamentary election

| ongoing = no

| seats_for_election = All 42 seats of the Legislative Assembly

| heading1 = Legislative Assembly

| leader1 = None

| party1 = Brazilian Socialist Party

| last_election1 = 2

| seats1 = 11

| percentage1 = 23.28

| leader2 = None

| party2 = Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)

| last_election2 = 3

| seats2 = 5

| percentage2 = 10.32

| leader3 = None

| party3 = Progressistas

| last_election3 = 2

| seats3 = 4

| percentage3 = 9.23

| leader4 = None

| party4 = Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)

| last_election4 = 7

| seats4 = 4

| percentage4 = 9.00

| leader5 = None

| party5 = Communist Party of Brazil

| last_election5 = 6

| seats5 = 5

| percentage5 = 6.59

| leader6 = None

| party6 = Patriota

| last_election6 = 0

| seats6 = 3

| percentage6 = 6.28

| leader7 = None

| party7 = Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)

| last_election7 = 0

| seats7 = 2

| percentage7 = 5.60

| leader8 = None

| party8 = Brazilian Democratic Movement

| last_election8 = 2

| seats8 = 2

| percentage8 = 5.47

| leader9 = None

| party9 = Podemos (Brazil)

| last_election9 = 0

| seats9 = 2

| percentage9 = 4.75

| leader10 = None

| party10 = Social Christian Party (Brazil)

| last_election10 = 0

| seats10 = 2

| percentage10 = 3.90

| leader11 = None

| party11 = Workers' Party (Brazil)

| last_election11 = 1

| seats11 = 0

| percentage11 = 3.47

| leader12 = None

| party12 = Republicans (Brazil)

| last_election12 = 1

| seats12 = 1

| percentage12 = 2.46

| leader13 = None

| party13 = Green Party (Brazil)

| last_election13 = 3

| seats13 = 0

| percentage13 = 1.35

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| election_name = Senatorial election

| party_name = yes

| type = Senate

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

| alliance_name = no

| image_size = 130x130px

| election_date = {{Start date|2022|10|2|df=y}} {{small|(one-only round)}}

| opinion_polls = 2022 Maranhão gubernatorial election#Senator

| title = Senator

| image1 = Governador Flávio Dino (MA) (cropped).jpg

| candidate1 = Flávio Dino

| party1 = Brazilian Socialist Party

| alliance1 = For the good of Maranhão

| popular_vote1 = 2,125,811

| percentage1 = 62.41%

| image2 = Foto oficial de Roberto Rocha.jpg

| candidate2 = Roberto Rocha

| party2 = Brazilian Labour Party (current)

| alliance2 = Together for Work

| popular_vote2 = 1,211,174

| percentage2 = 35.56%

| before_election = Roberto Rocha

| before_party = Brazilian Labour Party (current)

| after_election = Flávio Dino

| after_party = Brazilian Socialist Party

}}

| map_image = Mapa do 1º turno da eleição para governador no Maranhão em 2022.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = Candidate with the most votes per municipality (217):
{{Legend0|{{party color|Brazilian Socialist Party}}|Carlos Brandão (177 municipalities)}}
{{Legend0|{{party color|Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)}}|Weverton Rocha (24 municipalities)}}
{{Legend0|{{party color|Social Christian Party (Brazil)}}|Lahesio Bonfim (16 municipalities)}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Carlos Brandão

| before_party = Brazilian Socialist Party

| after_election = Carlos Brandão

| after_party = Brazilian Socialist Party

}}

The 2022 Maranhão gubernatorial election took place in the state of Maranhão, Brazil on 2 October 2022, as part of the 2022 Brazilian general election in the Federal District and the 26 states. Voters will elect a Governor, Vice Governor, one Senator, two Alternate Senators, 18 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies, and 42 Legislative Assembly members. Under the Constitution of Brazil, the governor will be elected for a four-year term starting 1 January 2023{{Cite web |date=5 October 1988 |title=Constituicao-Compilado |url=http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/constituicao/constituicaocompilado.htm |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=Planalto}} and with the approval of Constitutional Amendment No. 111, it will end on 6 January 2027.{{Cite web |date=28 September 2019 |title=Promulgada emenda constitucional da reforma eleitoral |url=https://www12.senado.leg.br/noticias/materias/2021/09/28/promulgada-emenda-constitucional-da-reforma-eleitoral |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=Senado Federal |language=pt-br}} If the first place does not reach more than 50% of the valid votes, a second round will be held on 30 October 2022.{{Cite web |date=16 December 2021 |title=TSE aprova calendário para eleições 2022; propaganda na TV começa em agosto [16/12/2021] |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/politica/ultimas-noticias/2021/12/16/tse-calendario-eleitoral.htm |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=UOL |language=pt-br}}

The incumbent governor of Maranhão is Carlos Brandão, a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), who took office after the resignation of Flávio Dino (PSB) on 2 April 2022. Dino resigned to run for the Federal Senate.{{Cite web |date=17 August 2022 |title=Quem são os candidatos ao governo do Maranhão nas eleições de 2022 |url=https://exame.com/brasil/quem-sao-os-candidatos-ao-governo-do-maranhao-nas-eleicoes-de-2022/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |website=Exame |language=pt-br}} For the election to the Federal Senate, the seat occupied by Roberto Rocha (PTB) since 2014, is at dispute, and the incumbent said that he intends to run for re-election.{{Cite web |title=Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais |url=https://divulgacandcontas.tse.jus.br/divulga/#/estados/2022/2040602022/MA/candidatos |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=Divulgação de Candidaturas e Contas Eleitorais |archive-date=30 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730163219/https://divulgacandcontas.tse.jus.br/divulga/#/estados/2022/2040602022/MA/candidatos |url-status=dead }}

Electoral calendar

{{Small|Note: This section only presents the main dates of the 2022 electoral calendar, check the [https://www.tse.jus.br/imprensa/noticias-tse/2022/Janeiro/confira-as-principais-datas-do-calendario-eleitoral-de-2022 TSE official website (in Portuguese)] and other official sources for detailed information.}}

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! colspan="2" |Electoral calendar

15 May

|Start of crowdfunding of candidates

20 July – 5 August

|Party conventions for choosing candidates and coalitions{{cite news | url=https://g1.globo.com/ma/maranhao/eleicoes/2022/noticia/2022/07/30/candidatos-ao-governo-do-maranhao-em-2022-veja-lista.ghtml | title=Maranhão tem nove candidatos ao governo do Estado em 2022: veja lista | date=30 July 2022 | language=pt | newspaper=Globo | accessdate=17 August 2022 }}

16 August – 30 September

|Period of exhibition of free electoral propaganda on radio, television and on the internet related to the first round

2 October

|First round of 2022 elections

7–28 October

|Period of exhibition of free electoral propaganda on radio, television and on the internet related to a possible second round

30 October

|Possible second round of 2022 elections

until 19 December

|Delivery of electoral diplomas for those who were elected in the 2022 elections by the Brazilian Election Justice

Legislative Assembly

The result of the last state election and the current situation in the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão is given below:

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data-sort-type=number style="width: 80px;" \| Elected{{cite web \|title=Senadores e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2018 MA - UOL Eleições 2018 \|url=https://placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br/2018/1turno/ma/apuracao-no-estado/ \|access-date=17 August 2022 \|publisher=UOL \|language=pt}} ! style="width: 80px;" \| Current{{Cite web \|title=Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Maranhão \|url=https://www.al.ma.leg.br/deputados/ \|access-date=17 August 2022 \|website=Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Maranhão \|language=pt-br}}
{{Party name with color\|Brazilian Socialist Party}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|2 \| style="text-align: center;" \|9 \| {{increase}}7
{{Party name with color\|Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|7 \| style="text-align: center;" \|6 \| {{decrease}}1
{{Party name with color\|Progressistas}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|2 \| style="text-align: center;" \|5 \| {{increase}}3
{{Party name with color\|Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \| style="text-align: center;" \|4 \| {{increase}}4
{{Party name with color\|Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|3 \| style="text-align: center;" \|4 \| {{increase}}1
{{Party name with color\|Communist Party of Brazil}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|6 \| style="text-align: center;" \|4 \| {{decrease}}2
{{Party name with color\|Green Party (Brazil)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|3 \| style="text-align: center;" \|3 \| {{steady}}
{{Party name with color\|Brazilian Democratic Movement}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|2 \| style="text-align: center;" \|2 \| {{steady}}
{{Party name with color\|Brazil Union}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|New \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| {{increase}}1
{{Party name with color\|Podemos (Brazil)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| {{increase}}1
{{Party name with color\|Republican Party of the Social Order}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| {{increase}}1
{{Party name with color\|Workers' Party (Brazil)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| {{steady}}
{{Party name with color\|Solidariedade}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|3 \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| {{decrease}}2
{{Party name with color\|Brazilian Social Democracy Party}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \| {{decrease}}1
{{Party name with color\|Republicans (Brazil)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \|{{decrease}}1
{{Party name with color\|Brazilian Labour Party (current)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \| {{decrease}}1
{{Party name with color\|Party of National Mobilization}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \|{{decrease}}1
{{Party name with color\|Social Liberal Party (Brazil)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \| {{decrease}}1
{{Party name with color\|Republican Party of the Social Order}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|1 \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \|{{decrease}}1
{{Party name with color\|Brazilian Labour Renewal Party}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|2 \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \| {{decrease}}2
{{Party name with color\|Democrats (Brazil)}} \| style="text-align: center;" \|5 \| style="text-align: center;" \|0 \| {{decrease}}5
colspan="2" \| Total ! colspan="2" \| 42 ! –

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! colspan="2" rowspan="2" class=unsortable style="text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 150px;"| Affiliation

! colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top;" | Members

! rowspan="2" |+/–

data-sort-type=number style="width: 80px;" | Elected{{cite web |title=Senadores e deputados federais/estaduais eleitos: Apuração e resultado das Eleições 2018 MA - UOL Eleições 2018 |url=https://placar.eleicoes.uol.com.br/2018/1turno/ma/apuracao-no-estado/ |access-date=17 August 2022 |publisher=UOL |language=pt}}

! style="width: 80px;" | Current{{Cite web |title=Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Maranhão |url=https://www.al.ma.leg.br/deputados/ |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Maranhão |language=pt-br}}

| style="text-align: center;" |2

| style="text-align: center;" |9

| {{increase}}7

| style="text-align: center;" |7

| style="text-align: center;" |6

| {{decrease}}1

| style="text-align: center;" |2

| style="text-align: center;" |5

| {{increase}}3

| style="text-align: center;" |0

| style="text-align: center;" |4

| {{increase}}4

| style="text-align: center;" |3

| style="text-align: center;" |4

| {{increase}}1

| style="text-align: center;" |6

| style="text-align: center;" |4

| {{decrease}}2

| style="text-align: center;" |3

| {{steady}}

| style="text-align: center;" |2

| {{steady}}

| style="text-align: center;" |New