2018 Espírito Santo gubernatorial election

The Espírito Santo gubernatorial election occurred in 7 October 2018, and elected the Governor and Vice Governor of Espírito Santo and 28 State Deputies.

The previous gubernatorial election in the state was held in October 2014, in which Paulo Hartung of the Brazilian Democratic Movement was elected in the first round with 53.44% of the votes, against 39.34% of Renato Casagrande. Hartung was eligible for a second consecutive term, but decided not to run for a re-election.

Casagrande was elected governor with 55.50% of the valid votes in the first round, against congressman Carlos Manato (PSL), with 27.22% of the valid votes. For the Senate election, incumbents Ricardo Ferraço (PSDB) and Magno Malta (PR) were defeated by civil police chief Fabiano Contarato (REDE) and speaker and instructor Marcos do Val (PPS).