2022 Maranhão gubernatorial election

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 and with the approval of Constitutional Amendment No. 111, it will end on 6 January 2027. If the first place does not reach more than 50% of the valid votes, a second round will be held on 30 October 2022.

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. 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.

Electoral calendar
Note: This section only presents the main dates of the 2022 electoral calendar, check the TSE official website (in Portuguese) and other official sources for detailed information.

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

Gubernatorial candidates
The party conventions began on 20 July and will continue until 5 August. The following political parties have already confirmed their candidacies. Political parties have until 15 August 2022 to formally register their candidates.

Withdrawn candidates

 * Josimar Maranhãozinho (PL) - Mayor of Maranhãozinho (2005–2012), state deputy of Maranhão (2015–2019) and federal deputy from Maranhão (since 2019). Josimar Cunha Rodrigues withdrew his candidacy on 23 May 2022. He decided to run for re-election to the Chamber of Deputies. After voting with fellow party members, he declared support for Weverton Rocha's candidacy, nominating the running mate on Rocha's ticket.

Senatorial candidates
The party conventions began on 20 July and will continue until 5 August. The following political parties have already confirmed their candidacies. Political parties have until 15 August 2022 to formally register their candidates.

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.

Brandão vs. Weverton Brandão vs. Lahésio Brandão vs. Edivaldo Weverton vs. Edivaldo Brandão vs. Rocha Weverton vs. Josimar Weverton vs. Lahesio Weverton vs. Rocha