2022 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election

2022 Santa Catarina state election
← 2018 2 October 2022 (first round) ; 30 October 2022 (second round) 2026 →
	Opinion polls
Turnout	81.54% (first round); 82.56% (second round)
	Gubernatorial election
	Candidate with the most votes per municipality in the 2nd round (295):; Jorginho Mello (280 municipalities); Décio Lima (15 municipalities)
Governor before election; Carlos Moisés; Republicanos	Elected Governor ; Jorginho Mello; PL
	Parliamentary election
	All 94 seats of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
	Senatorial election
2 October 2022 (one-only round)
	Opinion polls
	Candidate with the most votes per municipality (645):; Jorge Seif (203 municipalities); Dário Berger (45 municipalities); Celso Maldaner (30 municipalities); Raimundo Colombo (10 municipalities); Kennedy Nunes (5 municipalities); Tied
Senator before election; Dário Berger; PSB	Elected Senator ; Jorge Seif; PL

The 2022 Santa Catarina state election took place in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil on 2 October 2022 and 30 October 2022. Voters elected a Governor, Vice Governor, one Senator, 16 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies and 40 Legislative Assembly members. The incumbent Governor, Carlos Moisés, of the Republicans, was eligible for a second term and ran for reelection.^[1]

Moisés was elected Governor in 2018 and took office as the governor on January 1, 2019. Moisés was impeached twice by the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina but was acquitted in both requests by the Special Impeachment Court. Moisés was elected as a member of the PSL but joined the Republicans for the 2022 election. Senator Jorginho Mello (PL) was elected governor in the second round with the greatest percentage of votes of the whole election cycle.^[2]^[3]^[4]

For the election to the Federal Senate, the seat occupied by Dário Berger (PSB) since 2014, was at dispute, and the incumbent said that he will run for reelection.^[5] Bolsonaro fisheries official Jorge Seif (PL) was elected senator by a 20 point margin.^[6]

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Electoral calendar
May 15	Start of crowdfunding of candidates
July 20 to August 5	Party conventions for choosing candidates and coalitions
August 16 to September 30	Period of exhibition of free electoral propaganda on radio, television and on the internet related to the first round
October 2	First round of 2022 elections
October 7 to October 28	Period of exhibition of free electoral propaganda on radio, television and on the internet related to the second round
October 30	Second round of 2022 elections
until December 19	Delivery of electoral diplomas for those who were elected in the 2022 elections by the Brazilian Election Justice

Affiliation		Members		+/–
Affiliation		Elected^[7]	Current^[8]	+/–
	PL	6	19	13
	PSDB	8	13	5
	PT	10	10
	UNIÃO	New	8	8
	PODE	4	7	3
	Republicanos	6	7	1
	PP	4	5	1
	MDB	3	3
	PSD	2	3	1
	PSOL	4	3	1
	Cidadania	2	2
	Avante	1	2	1
	PCdoB	1	2	1
	PDT	1	2	1
	NOVO	4	2	2
	Agir	0	1	1
	PRTB	0	1	1
	Patriota	1	1
	REDE	1	1
	Solidarity	1	1
	PSB	8	1	7
	PHS	1	0	1
	PROS	1	0	1
	PV	1	0	1
	PTB	2	0	2
	DEM	7	0	7
	PSL	15	0	15
Total		94		–

Party		Candidate	Most relevant political office or occupation	Party		Running mate	Coalition	Electoral number	TV time per party/coalition	Refs.
	PL	Jorginho Mello	Senator for Santa Catarina (2019–2023)		PL	Marilisa Boehm	N/a	22	43 seconds	^[10]
	Workers' Party (PT)	Décio Lima	Federal deputy of Santa Catarina (2007–2019)		Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)	Bia Vargas	Democratic Front of Santa Catarina Brazil of Hope Workers' Party (PT) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Green Party (PV) Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Solidariedade	13	2 minutes and 12 seconds	^[11]^[12]

Party		Candidate	Most relevant political office or occupation		Running mate	Coalition	Electoral number	TV time per party/coalition	Refs.
	Republicans	Carlos Moisés	Governor of Santa Catarina (2019–2023)	Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)	Udo Döhler	Santa Catarina in First Place Republicans Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)^[13] Podemos (PODE) Avante Social Christian Party (PSC) Christian Democracy (DC)	10	1 minute and 49 seconds	^[14]^[15]
	Brazil Union (UNIÃO)	Gean Loureiro	Mayor of Florianópolis (2017–2022)	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	Eron Giordani	Let's Work Brazil Union (UNIÃO) Social Democratic Party (PSD) Patriota	44	2 minutes and 23 seconds	^[16]^[17]
	Progressistas (PP)	Esperidião Amin	Senator for Santa Catarina (1991-1999,since 2019)	Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)	Dalirio Beber	Experience to Serve Santa Catarina Progressistas (PP) Always Forward Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Cidadania Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)	11	1 minute and 40 seconds	^[18]^[19]
	New Party (NOVO)	Odair Tramontin	Prosecutor (since 1988)	New Party (NOVO)	Ricardo Althoff	N/a	30	16 seconds	^[20]^[21]
	Democratic Labour Party (PDT)	Jorge Boeira	Federal Deputy for Santa Catarina (2003-2019)	Democratic Labour Party (PDT)	Adilson Buzzi	N/a	12	37 seconds	^[22]^[23]
	United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	Professor Alex Alano	State Public School Teacher	United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	Gabriela Santetti	N/a	16	N/a	^[24]
	Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)	Ralph Zimmer	Public Defender	Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)	Ana Lúcia Meotti	N/a	90	17 seconds	^[25]
	Workers' Cause Party (PCO)	Leandro Brugnago	Carpenter	Workers' Cause Party (PCO)	Jair Fernandes de Aguiar Ramos	N/a	80	N/a	^[26]
The television time reserved for political propaganda for each election will be distributed among all parties and coalitions that have a candidate and representation in the Chamber of Deputies.								Total: 10 minutes	^[27]

	Candidate	Most relevant political office or occupation		Candidates for Alternate Senators	Coalition	Electoral number
Democratic Labour Party (PDT)	Hilda Deola	City Councillor of Itajaí (since 2021)	Democratic Labour Party (PDT)	1st alternate senator: Adilson Buzzi	N/a	123
Democratic Labour Party (PDT)	Hilda Deola	City Councillor of Itajaí (since 2021)	Democratic Labour Party (PDT)	2nd alternate senator: Guilherme Pereira	N/a	123
Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)	Kennedy Nunes	Member of the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina (2019–2023)	Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB)	1st alternate senator: Bruno Bortoluzzi	Experience to Serve Santa Catarina Progressistas (PP) Always Forward Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Cidadania Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)	142
Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)	Kennedy Nunes		Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)	2nd alternate senator: Ruti Rossi		142
Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)	Celso Maldaner	Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2007–2023	Republicanos	1st alternate senator: Nazareno Martins	Santa Catarina in First Place Republicans Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Podemos (PODE) Avante Social Christian Party (PSC) Christian Democracy (DC)	155
Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)	Celso Maldaner	Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2007–2023	Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB)	2nd alternate senator: Edinho Bez		155
United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	Gilmar Salgado	Retired public servant	United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	1st alternate senator: Marina Soares	N/a	161
United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	Gilmar Salgado	Retired public servant	United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	2nd alternate senator: Tarcísio Eberhardt	N/a	161
Liberal Party (PL)	Jorge Seif	National Secretary of Fishing and Aquaculture (2019–2022)	Liberal Party (PL)	1st alternate senator: Hermes Klann	N/a	222
Liberal Party (PL)	Jorge Seif		Liberal Party (PL)	2nd alternate senator: Adrian Censi	N/a	222
New Party (NOVO)	Luiz Barboza Neto	Ophthalmologist	New Party (NOVO)	1st alternate senator: Helon Antonio Rebelatto	N/a	300
New Party (NOVO)	Luiz Barboza Neto	Ophthalmologist	New Party (NOVO)	2nd alternate senator: Cariny Figueiredo	N/a	300
Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)	Dário Berger	Senator for Santa Catarina (2015–present)	Workers' Party (PT)	1st alternate senator: José Fritsch	Democratic Front of Santa Catarina Brazil of Hope Workers' Party (PT) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Green Party (PV) Solidariedade Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)	400
Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB)	Dário Berger	Senator for Santa Catarina (2015–present)	Green Party (PV)	2nd alternate senator: Guaraci Fagundes		400
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)	Afrânio Boppré	City Councillor of Florianópolis (since 2013)	Sustainability Network(REDE)	1st alternate senator: Miriam Prochnow	PSOL REDE Federation	500
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL)	Afrânio Boppré	City Councillor of Florianópolis (since 2013)	Sustainability Network(REDE)	2nd alternate senator: Márcia Stefani	PSOL REDE Federation	500
Social Democratic Party (PSD)	Raimundo Colombo	Governor of Santa Catarina (2011–2018)	Brazil Union (UNIÃO)	1st alternate senator: Ivandro de Souza	Let's Work Brazil Union (UNIÃO) Social Democratic Party (PSD) Patriota	551
Social Democratic Party (PSD)	Raimundo Colombo	Governor of Santa Catarina (2011–2018)	Patriota	2nd alternate senator: David Fernandes		551

2022 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election

Legislative Assembly

Gubernatorial candidates

Candidates in runoff

Candidates failing to make runoff

Senatorial candidates

Confirmed candidates

Debate list

Results

Governor

Senator

Chamber of Deputies

Legislative Assembly

Notes

References

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2022 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election debates
No.	Date, time and location	Hosts	Moderators	Participants
Key: P Present A Absent				Rep	PT	PP	UNIÃO	PDT	PL	NOVO	PROS
Key: P Present A Absent				Moisés	Lima	Amin	Loureiro	Boeira	Mello	Tramontin	Zimmer
1	Saturday, 6 August 2022, 18:15, Florianópolis	SCC SBT	Cláudio Prisco Paraíso	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	A
2	Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 22:00, Florianópolis	NSC TV, CBN, G1	Raphael Faraco	P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P


Mello			38.61%
Lima			17.42%
Moisés			16.99%
Loureiro			13.61%
Amin			9.75%
Others			3.60%

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jorge Seif	PL	1,484,110	39.79
	Raimundo Colombo	PSD	608,213	16.30
	Dário Berger (incumbent)	PSB	605,258	16.23
	Kennedy Nunes	PTB	443,425	11.89
	Celso Maldaner	MDB	304,799	8.17
	Afrânio Boppré	PSOL	116,189	3.11
	Luiz Barboza	NOVO	99,107	2.66
	Hilda Deola	PDT	66,496	1.78
	Gilmar Salgado	PSTU	2,657	0.07
Total			3,730,254	100.00

Valid votes			3,730,254	83.42
Invalid votes			361,227	8.08
Blank votes			380,138	8.50
Total votes			4,471,619	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,486,962	81.50
	PL gain from PSB


Seif			39.79%
Colombo			16.30%
Berger			16.23%
Nunes			11.89%
Maldaner			8.17%
Others			7.62%

Party or alliance			Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party		962,053	24.23	6	6
	Brazil of Hope	Workers' Party	480,911	12.11	2
		Communist Party of Brazil	39,868	1.00	0
		Green Party	3,654	0.09	0
	Brazilian Democratic Movement		415,237	10.46	3
	Social Democratic Party		391,429	9.86	2	1
	Brazil Union		279,432	7.04	1	New
	New Party		243,668	6.14	1
	Progressistas		209,318	5.27	0	1
	Podemos		185,454	4.67	0
	Always Forward	Brazilian Social Democracy Party	138,407	3.49	0	1
	Always Forward	Cidadania	135,368	3.41	1
	Republicanos		120,494	3.04	0	1
	Patriota		71,669	1.81	0
	Brazilian Socialist Party		63,485	1.60	0	1
	Brazilian Labour Party		62,709	1.58	0
	PSOL REDE	Socialism and Liberty Party	60,893	1.53	0
	PSOL REDE	Sustainability Network	1,927	0.05	0
	Social Christian Party		35,820	0.90	0
	Democratic Labour Party		31,296	0.79	0
	Avante		12,509	0.32	0
	Solidariedade		10,955	0.28	0
	Republican Party of the Social Order		4,679	0.12	0
	Popular Unity		3,548	0.09	0	New
	Brazilian Labour Renewal Party		2,503	0.06	0
	Christian Democracy		1,490	0.04	0
	United Socialist Workers' Party		1,072	0.03	0
	Workers' Cause Party		0	0.00	0
Total			3,969,848	100.00	16	–

Valid votes			3,969,848	88.78
Invalid votes			180,335	4.03
Blank votes			321,436	7.19
Total votes			4,471,619	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,486,962	81.50

Party or alliance			Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party		878,708	21.95	11	8
	Brazilian Democratic Movement		505,571	12.63	6	3
	Brazil of Hope	Workers' Party	438,030	10.94	4
		Communist Party of Brazil	17,985	0.45	0
		Green Party	590	0.01	0	1
	Social Democratic Party		293,675	7.33	3	2
	Progressistas		280,551	7.01	3
	Brazil Union		265,764	6.64	3	New
	Podemos		237,137	5.92	3	3
	Always Forward	Brazilian Social Democracy Party	211,208	5.27	2
	Always Forward	Cidadania	25,109	0.63	0
	Republicanos		163,410	4.08	1
	New Party		136,632	3.41	1	1
	Brazilian Labour Party		96,767	2.42	1	1
	Brazilian Socialist Party		92,851	2.32	0	3
	Patriota		88,159	2.20	0
	PSOL REDE	Socialism and Liberty Party	83,044	2.07	1	1
	PSOL REDE	Sustainability Network	1,501	0.04	0
	Democratic Labour Party		82,141	2.05	1	1
	Christian Democracy		30,781	0.77	0
	Solidariedade		30,557	0.76	0
	Social Christian Party		30,036	0.75	0	1
	Avante		8,610	0.22	0
	Brazilian Labour Renewal Party		3,126	0.08	0
	United Socialist Workers' Party		1,083	0.03	0
	Republican Party of the Social Order		1,010	0.03	0
	Workers' Cause Party		0	0.00	0
Total			4,004,036	100.00	40	–

Valid votes			4,004,036	89.54
Invalid votes			178,518	3.99
Blank votes			289,065	6.46
Total votes			4,471,619	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,486,962	81.50

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Popular vote (second round)

Mello			70.69%
Lima			29.31%