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Maranhão

Capital São Luís. 7.024.557 people (IBGE 2026), 5.183.115 electors, 217 municipalities. 18 federal deputies, 42 seats in the Assembleia Legislativa, three senators. On 25 October Lula won here with 69,5%.

Electors per deputy
287.951
15th fewest of 27 · a vote weighs 1,7× one in São Paulo
Turnout
80,3%
first round · runoff 79,6%
Quociente eleitoral
220.609
Chamber · assembly 93.381

Governor · Governador

Who governs
Maranhão.

  • In office

    Carlos Brandão (MDB)

    Until 6 Jan 2027

  • Elected 2026

    Eduardo Braide (PSD)

    Won in the first round, 4 Oct · takes office 6 Jan 2027

Governor, first round · 4 Oct · 3.846.156 valid votes
  • Eduardo Braide PSD 54,0%
  • Orleans Brandão MDB 34,8%
  • Felipe Camarão PT 9,6%
  • André Luis MISSÃO 0,2%
  • Saulo Arcangeli PSTU 0,1%
  • Reginaldo Lima PCB 0,0%
  • Dimas Cassimiro PCO 0,0%

President · both rounds

The national vote,
here.

4.160.343 voted in the first round (80,3% of electors), 46.315 blank and 103.589 null. Blank and null ballots do not count toward the majority (Constitution art. 77 §2).

First round · 4 Oct · 4.010.439 valid votes
  • Lula PT 64,0%
  • Flavio Bolsonaro PL 30,9%
  • Escritor Augusto Cury AVANTE 2,1%
  • Renan Santos MISSÃO 1,5%
  • Ronaldo Caiado PSD 1,3%
  • Zema NOVO 0,1%
Runoff · 25 Oct · 4.038.202 valid votes
  • Lula 2.808.231 69,54%
  • Flavio Bolsonaro 1.229.971 30,46%

Senate · two seats in 2026

Two senators
elected.

  • Fufuca (PP)

    1.530.187 votes · 21,4% · MARANHÃO DE CARA NOVA

  • Lahesio Bonfim (NOVO)

    1.471.859 votes · 20,6% · PRA TRANSFORMAR O MARANHÃO

Each voter cast two votes; the two most voted won eight-year terms from 1 Feb 2027. Shares are of all valid senate votes.

Senate · most-voted candidates
  • Fufuca PP 21,4%
  • Lahesio Bonfim NOVO 20,6%
  • Roseana Sarney MDB 16,4%
  • Weverton Rocha PDT 15,2%
  • Eliziane Gama PT 9,8%
  • Cidônio Gonçalves PL 8,4%

Chamber of Deputies · 18 seats · QE 220.609

18 federal
deputies.

3.970.967 valid votes for the Chamber. 11 seats went to lists by quociente partidário and 7 as leftovers. Every step in the seat lab →

MDB 5 · PL 4 · UNIÃO 2 · PC do B 1 · PDT 1 · PP 1 · PRD 1 · PSDB 1 · PT 1 · REPUBLICANOS 1

Assembleia Legislativa · 42 seats · QE 93.381

The state legislature.

Elected the same day by the same open-list rule: 3.921.986 valid votes, 37 seats by quotient and 5 as leftovers. Seats: three times the state's federal deputies up to 36, then one more per deputy above 12 (Constitution art. 27).

MDB 17 · PL 7 · PSD 4 · REPUBLICANOS 4 · PDT 3 · PSB 2 · PT 2 · UNIÃO 2 · PRD 1

The 42 elected, by votes

Maedja Campos (PDT, 102.694), Gleydson (MDB, 95.645), Paulo Casé Fernandes (UNIÃO, 95.608), Cricielle (PT, 85.630), Detinha (PL, 83.546), Josimar (PL, 83.112), Douglas Pinto (PSD, 82.338), Vanessa Marreca (MDB, 81.322), Aluízio Santos (PL, 77.591), Marcos Miranda Junior (PSB, 76.687), Bruna Pessoa (MDB, 73.125), João Igor Carvalho (PDT, 69.440), Tiago Fernandes (MDB, 66.500), Ulisses Gonçalves (PL, 66.214), Daniella (MDB, 66.040), Abigail Cunha (MDB, 65.720), Antonio Pereira (MDB, 64.204), Segundo (PL, 63.000), Davi Brandão (MDB, 61.692), Ivo Rezende (MDB, 59.982), Florencio Neto (MDB, 59.353), Solange Almeida (PL, 58.649), Rui Jorge (MDB, 54.786), Paula Prata (PSD, 52.300), Luanna (PT, 51.260), Tulio Rezende (MDB, 50.716), Cláudio Cunha (PL, 49.394), Neto Evangelista (MDB, 48.329), Nagib (MDB, 47.348), Ariston (MDB, 46.511), André Campos (REPUBLICANOS, 45.740), Claudia Coutinho (MDB, 44.914), Junior Viana (MDB, 44.762), Eric Costa (REPUBLICANOS, 43.502), Cid Costa (PDT, 35.469), Catulé Junior (REPUBLICANOS, 34.670), Dino do Aldenora Belo (PSD, 33.664), Natália do Júnior Garimpeiro (UNIÃO, 32.486), Junior Cascaria (REPUBLICANOS, 32.338), Dr. Leonardo Sá (PRD, 30.876), Junior Vieira (PSD, 28.914), Leandro Bello (PSB, 27.328)

Photos: Carlos Brandão — Governo do Maranhão, CC BY 4.0 · Eduardo Braide — Portal de Dados Abertos do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral do Brasil (TSE), CC BY 4.0 · Felipe Costa Camarao — Luana Muriella, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Andre Luiz Carvalho Ribeiro — Ministério das Comunicações, CC BY 2.0 · Roseana Sarney Murad — Emerson Júnior Gonçalves da Silva Figueiredo, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Weverton Rocha Marques de Sousa — Agência Senado, Attribution · Eliziane Pereira Gama Melo — Senado Federal, Attribution · Pedro Lucas Fernandes — Michel Jesus, CC BY 3.0 · Iracema Vale — Portal de Dados Abertos do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral do Brasil (TSE), CC BY 4.0 · Juscelino Filho — MINISTÉRIO DAS COMUNICAÇÕES, CC BY 2.0 · Junior Lourenço — Câmara dos Deputados, CC BY 3.0 · Rubens Pereira Jr — Agência Senado from Brasilia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0 · Josivaldo Jp — Camara dos Deputados, CC BY-SA 4.0 . Via Wikimedia Commons.