2026 Goiás general election
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The 2026 Goiás general elections are scheduled to be held on 4 October 2026 to elect the governor, vice governor, two senators, 17 members of the Chamber of Deputies and 41 members of the Legislative Assembly of Goiás. If no candidate for governor receives more than half of the valid votes, a second round will be held on 25 October.[1][2]
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October 4, 2026
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| Registered | 5,081,043 | ||
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The 2026 electoral process will determine whether incumbent governor Daniel Vilela of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) will remain in office for a full term. Vilela was elected vice governor in the 2022 Goiás gubernatorial election as the running mate of Ronaldo Caiado, then a member of Brazil Union (UNIÃO). Caiado was reelected in the first round with 51.81% of the valid vote, defeating former mayor Gustavo Mendanha. He resigned on 31 March 2026 in order to run for president of Brazil, and Vilela subsequently assumed the governorship.
In the Federal Senate election, the seats held by Vanderlan Cardoso of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Jorge Kajuru of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) are up for election. Cardoso is seeking reelection, while Kajuru announced his retirement from electoral politics in January 2026.
Background
Electoral calendar
Note: This section only presents the main dates of the 2026 electoral calendar, check the TSE official website (in Portuguese) and other official sources for detailed information.[1]
| Electoral calendar | |
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| 15 May | Start of crowdfunding of candidates |
| 20 July to 5 August | Party conventions for choosing candidates and coalitions |
| 15 August | Deadline for registration of candidacies with the Electoral Justice |
| 16 August | Start of electoral campaigning |
| 28 August to 1 October | Period of exhibition of free electoral propaganda on radio and television related to the first round |
| 4 October | First round of 2026 elections |
| 9 October to 23 October | Period of exhibition of free electoral propaganda on radio and television related to a possible second round |
| 25 October | Possible second round of 2026 elections |
| until 18 December | Delivery of electoral diplomas for those who were elected in the 2026 elections by the Brazilian Election Justice |
Ronaldo Caiado was reelected governor in the first round of the 2022 Goiás gubernatorial election with 51.81% of the valid vote. His principal opponent was former mayor of Aparecida de Goiânia Gustavo Mendanha, then a member of Patriota. Caiado had previously been elected governor in the first round in 2018 with 59.73% of the valid vote.
His 2022 running mate, Daniel Vilela, had previously served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Goiás and the Chamber of Deputies, and had been the MDB candidate for governor against Caiado in 2018.
Succession of Ronaldo Caiado
Caiado began developing a presidential candidacy during his second term and subsequently left Brazil Union for the Social Democratic Party (PSD). In order to comply with electoral resignation requirements, he resigned as governor on 31 March 2026 to run in the 2026 Brazilian presidential election. Vice governor Daniel Vilela consequently assumed the governorship.
Vilela's succession enabled him to seek election to a full term in 2026. The governing coalition subsequently united a broad group of parties around his candidacy, including the MDB, PSD, Progressive Union, Republicans and other parties.
Gubernatorial candidates
| No. | Governor | Vice Governor | Coalition Parties |
Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party Federation |
Relevant offices | Candidate | Party Federation |
Relevant offices | ||||||
| 13 |  |
Luis Cesar Bueno Luis Cesar Bueno e Freitas |
PT FE Brasil |
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Carlos Mundim Carlos Gomes Cavalcante Mundim |
PDT | No previous office | Goiás Pode Mais (FE Brasil (PT, PCdoB and PV), Fed. PSOL REDE (PSOL and REDE), PSB and PDT) |
[3] | |
| 15 |  |
Daniel Vilela Daniel Elias Carvalho Vilela |
MDB |
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Luiz do Carmo Luiz Carlos do Carmo |
PSD |
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Pra Goiás Seguir em Frente (MDB, PSD, UPB (UNIÃO and PP), Republicanos, Fed. Renovação Solidária (PRD and Solidariedade), MOBILIZA, PODE, Democrata, Agir and Avante) |
[3][4] | |
| 22 |  |
Wilder Morais Wilder Pedro de Morais |
PL |
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Ana Paula Rezende Ana Paula Rezende Machado Craveiros |
PL | No previous office | Goiás Que Cresce (PL and NOVO) |
[3][5] | |
| 29 | |
Danilo Pinheiro Danilo Pinheiro Evangelista da Silva |
PCO | No previous office | |
Valdik Ferreira Valdik Ferreira dos Santos |
PCO | No previous office | No coalition | [3][6] | |
| 45 |  |
Marconi Perillo Marconi Ferreira Perillo Júnior |
PSDB Fed. PSDB Cidadania |
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Jacqueline Zaiden Jacqueline Freitas Nascimento Zaiden |
PSDB Fed. PSDB Cidadania |
No previous office | Goiás Pode Muito Mais (Fed. PSDB Cidadania (PSDB and Cidadania), PRTB and DC) |
[7][8] | |
| 80 | |
Luciana Amorim Luciana de Deus Amorim |
UP | No previous office | |
Caymmi Henrique Caymmi Henrique Cardoso |
UP | No previous office | No coalition | [9] | |
Declined or withdrew
Withdrawn candidates
- Telêmaco Brandão (NOVO) – Member of the City Council of Goiânia (2025–2026). Withdrew his gubernatorial pre-candidacy on 30 July 2026 after being chosen as the first substitute senator on Oséias Varão's ticket.[10]
- Cíntia Dias (PSOL) – President of PSOL in Goiás; candidate for Governor of Goiás in 2022. Withdrew her gubernatorial pre-candidacy on 2 August after the PSOL REDE Federation decided to endorse Luis Cesar Bueno, and subsequently became a candidate for the Federal Senate.
Senatorial candidates
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October 4, 2026
(one-only round) | |||
| Registered | 5,081,043 | ||
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The 2026 Goiás senatorial election will be held in a single round on 4 October 2026 to renew two-thirds of the state's representation in the Federal Senate of Brazil. The seats held by Senators Vanderlan Cardoso of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Jorge Kajuru of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) are up for election.
Cardoso was elected in 2018 as a member of Progressistas and is seeking reelection to a second term. Kajuru, who was elected in 2018 as a member of the Republican Party of the Social Order, announced on 27 January 2026 that he would not seek reelection or another elective office.
| No. | Senator | Substitute members | Coalition Parties |
Ref. | |||
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| Candidate | Party Federation |
Cargos relevantes | |||||
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Dr. Zacharias Calil Zacharias Calil Hamu |
MDB |
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Thales Jayme (MDB) Conceição Alves (MDB) |
No coalition | [11] |
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Gustavo Gayer Gustavo Gayer Machado de Araújo |
PL |
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Leonardo Rizzo (PL) Emerson Lima (PL) |
Goiás Que Cresce (PL and NOVO) |
[11][12] |
| 227 |  |
Oséias Varão Oséias Mendes Pereira Varão |
PL |
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Telêmaco Brandão (NOVO) Téo Gomes (PL) |
Goiás Que Cresce (PL and NOVO) |
[13] |
| 234 | |
Iure Castro Iure de Castro Silva |
Cidadania Fed. PSDB Cidadania |
No previous office | Darlene Araújo (PSDB) Luiz Otávio (PSDB) |
Mais Goiás (Fed. PSDB Cidadania (PSDB and Cidadania), PRTB and DC) |
[14] |
| 251 |  |
Gustavo Mendanha Gustavo Mendanha Melo |
PRD Fed. Renovação Solidária |
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Carlos Filho (PRD) Coronel Cardoso (Solidariedade) |
Fed. Renovação Solidária (PRD and (Solidariedade) |
[11][12] |
| 400 | |
Isaura Lemos Maria Isaura Lemos |
PSB |
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Victor Dutra (PV) Patrick Noronha (REDE) |
Goiás Pode Mais (FE Brasil (PT, PCdoB and PV), Fed. PSOL REDE (PSOL and REDE), PSB and PDT) |
[15] |
| 444 |  |
Gracinha Caiado Maria das Graças Landim de Carvalho Caiado |
UNIÃO UPB |
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Alexandre Baldy (PP) Fião de Castro (UNIÃO) |
UPB (UNIÃO and PP) |
[11][12] |
| 456 |  |
Ernesto Roller Ernesto Guimarães Roller |
PSDB Fed. PSDB Cidadania |
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Milton Mercêz (PSDB) Hermes Traldi (PSDB) |
Mais Goiás (Fed. PSDB Cidadania (PSDB and Cidadania), PRTB and DC) |
[16] |
| 500 | |
Cíntia Dias Cíntia Aparecida Dias |
PSOL Fed. PSOL REDE |
No previous office | Fernando Isaac (PDT) Paulo Rochifild (PV) |
Goiás Pode Mais (FE Brasil (PT, PCdoB and PV), Fed. PSOL REDE (PSOL and REDE), PSB and PDT) |
[17] |
| 555 |  |
Vanderlan Cardoso Vanderlan Vieira Cardoso |
PSD |
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Pedro Chaves (PSD) Samir Hajjar (PSD) |
No coalition | [11][12] |
| 800 | |
Guilherme Darques Guilherme Darques Alves de Paula |
UP | No previous office | TBD TBD |
No coalition | [11] |
Declined or withdrew
Withdrawn candidates
- Alexandre Baldy (PP) – Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Goiás (2015–2019); Minister of Cities of Brazil (2017–2019). Withdrew his prospective Senate candidacy on 27 June 2026 after being selected as the first substitute senator on Gracinha Caiado's ticket;
- Delegado Humberto Teófilo (NOVO) – Member of the Legislative Assembly of Goiás (2019–present). Withdrew his prospective Senate candidacy on 9 July 2026 and opted to run for the Chamber of Deputies;[18]
- Jorge Kajuru (PSB) – Senator for Goiás (2019–2027). Announced on 27 January 2026 that he would not seek reelection or another elective office.
Party conventions
State party conventions are held to confirm candidacies and party endorsements. Political parties were permitted to hold their conventions between 20 July and 5 August 2026.
| Party conventions in Goiás | |||
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| Date | Party/Federation | Decision | Ref. |
| 1 August | PT | Candidacy of Luis Cesar Bueno for governor of the state, Carlos Mundim (PDT) for vice governor and candidacies of Isaura Lemos (PSB) and Cíntia Dias (PSOL) for the Senate. | [19] |
| 2 August | UP | Candidacy of Luciana Amorim for governor of the state, Caymmi Henrique for vice governor and Guilherme Darques for the Senate. | [20] |
| Fed. PSOL REDE | Formal endorsement of Luis Cesar Bueno (PT) for governor of the state and candidacy of Cíntia Dias (PSOL) for the Senate. | ||
| 3 August | PL | Candidacy of Wilder Morais for governor of the state, Ana Paula Rezende for vice governor and Gustavo Gayer and Oséias Varão for the Senate. | [21] |
| 5 August | MDB | Candidacy of Daniel Vilela for governor of the state and nomination of Luiz do Carmo (PSD) as the vice-gubernatorial candidate. | [22] |
| Fed. PSDB Cidadania | Candidacy of Marconi Perillo (PSDB) for governor of the state and candidacies of Iure Castro (Cidadania) and Ernesto Roller (PSDB) for the Senate. | [23] | |
Debates and interviews
Televised debates and interviews are scheduled to take place during the first round. The first gubernatorial debate was held on 9 August 2026 by TV Sucesso Band and the Centro Universitário FacUnicamps in Goiânia.
Gubernatorial candidates
Debates
| Date | Organiser(s) | Moderator | Candidates | Ref. | |||||
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| Luis Cesar Bueno (PT) |
Daniel Vilela (MDB) |
Wilder Morais (PL) |
Danilo Pinheiro (PCO) |
Marconi Perillo (PSDB) |
Luciana Amorim (UP) | ||||
| 9 August | TV Sucesso, Band and FacUnicamps |
Joel Datena | Present | Absent | Present | Not invited | Present | Not invited | [24] |