2022 Pernambuco gubernatorial election

The 2022 Pernambuco state elections took place in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil on 2 October 2022. Voters elected a governor, vice governor, one senator, 25 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies, and 49 Legislative Assembly members. Paulo Câmara, 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 Raquel Lyra (PSDB) defeated Federal Deputy Marília Arraes (Solidarity) by close to 20 points in the second round. She was inaugurated on 1 January 2023.

For the election to the Federal Senate, the seat occupied since 2014 by Fernando Bezerra Coelho, who was elected by the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB), and currently affiliated to the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), was at dispute. Teresa Leitão (PT), a state deputy, defeated former Minister of Tourism Gilson Machado (PL) by 15 points.

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.

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

Withdrawn candidacies

 * Humberto Costa (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 Brazilian Labour Renewal Party but he gave up and decided to support the candidacy of Raquel Lyra. He was expelled from the party after this decision.

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

Withdrawn candidates

 * Carlos Veras (PT) - Federal Deputy from Pernambuco (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 Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco is given below:

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