| Election Name: | 2022 Ceará Gubernatorial election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country: | Ceará | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party Name: | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | presidential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vote Type: | Popular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ongoing: | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Previous Election: | 2018 Ceará gubernatorial election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous Year: | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next Election: | 2026 Ceará gubernatorial election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next Year: | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Before Election: | Izolda Cela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Before Party: | Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| After Election: | Elmano de Freitas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| After Party: | Workers' Party (Brazil) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2022 Ceara Gubernatorial election was held in the state of Ceará, Brazil on Sunday October 2. Voters elected the President and Vice President of the Republic, a Governor, Vice Governor of the State and a Senator of the Republic with two alternates, in addition to 22 Federal Deputies and 46 State Deputies. Those elected will take office on January 1 (President, Governor and their respective vices) or February 1 (senator and deputies) of 2023 for terms on office lasting for four years (except in the case of the senator, who'll have a term on office for eight years).
The incumbent governor, Izolda Cela, who became governor after the resignation of Camilo Santana (PT) is affiliated to the Democratic Labour Party (PDT). She was eligible for a second term,[1] but the party's nominee was Roberto Cláudio, after an internal dispute where the former mayor of Fortaleza won.[2] For the election to the Federal Senate, the seat occupied by Tasso Jereissati, elected in 2014 by the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB), was at dispute. However, the senator said he would not run for reelection. [3]
| 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 a possible second round | |
| October 30 | Possible 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 | |
The party conventions began on July 20 and will continue until August 5. The following political parties have already confirmed their candidacies. Political parties have until August 15, 2022, to formally register their candidates. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Most recent political office or occupation | Party | Running mate | Coalition | Electoralnumber | TV time per party/coalition | Refs. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | Roberto Cláudio | Mayor of Fortaleza (2013–2021) | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Domingos Filho | From the People, By the People and For the People
| 12 | 2min and 31sec | [6] [7] | |||
Workers' Party (PT) | Elmano de Freitas | State Deputy of Ceará (since 2015) | Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | Ceara Gets Stronger
| 13 | 3min and 37sec | [9] [10] [11] | ||||
Brazil Union (UNIÃO) | Capitão Wagner | Federal Deputy from Ceará (since 2019) | Liberal Party (PL) | Raimundo Matos | Union for Ceará
| 44 | 3min and 51sec | [12] [13] | |||
Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | Chico Malta | Lawyer and former bank officer. | Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | Nauri Araújo | — | 21 | — | [14] | |||
Popular Unity (UP) | Serley Leal | Bank officer.[15] [16] | Popular Unity (UP) | Francisco Bita Tapeba | — | 80 | — | [17] [18] | |||
United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Zé Batista | Public employee. [19] | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Reginaldo | — | 16 | — | [20] [21] | |||
| 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 | [22] | |||||||||
Political parties have until August 15, 2022, to formally register their candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Most recent political office or occupation | Party | Candidates for Alternate Senators | Coalition | Electoralnumber | TV time per party/coalition | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Workers' Party (PT) | Camilo Santana | Governor of Ceará (2015–2022) | Workers' Party (PT) | 1st alternate: Augusta Brito | Ceara Gets Stronger
| 131 | 1min and 48sec | [25] [26] | |||
| 2nd alternate: Janaina Freitas | |||||||||||
Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Érika Amorim | State Deputy of Ceará (since 2019) | Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | 1st alternate: Mônica Aguiar | From the People, By the People and For the People
| 555 | 1min and 15sec | [27] | |||
| 2nd alternate: Diana Carvalho | |||||||||||
Avante | Kamila Cardoso | Lawyer and candidate for Vice Mayor of Fortaleza in 2020 Brazilian general election. | Republicans | 1st alternate: Gelson Ferraz | Union for Ceará
| 700 | 1min and 55sec | [28] | |||
Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | 2nd alternate: Pastor Paixão | ||||||||||
| 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: 5 minutes | [29] | |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Most recent political office or occupation | Party | Candidates for Alternate Senators | Electoralnumber | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Carlos Silva | Construction worker. | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | 1st alternate: Félix | 160 | |||
| 2nd alternate: Maria do Carmo | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Most recent political office or occupation | Party | Candidates for Alternate Senators | Coalition | Electoralnumber | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Amarílio Macedo | Businessman | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | 1st alternate: Dr. Cabeto | From the People, By the People and For the People
| 456 | [31] [32] | ||
Cidadania | 2nd alternate: Regis | ||||||||
Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | Nurse Ana Paula | Councillor of Fortaleza (since 2021) | Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | 1st alternate: Mônica Aguiar | From the People, By the People and For the People
| 123 | [33] | ||
| 2nd alternate: Diana Carvalho | |||||||||
Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Paulo Anacé | Indigenous leader and activist from Caucaia, Ceará. | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 1st alternate: Teacher Walter Rebouças |
| 500 | [34] | ||
| 2nd alternate: Teacher Analberto | |||||||||
The result of the last state election and the current situation in the Legislative Assembly of Ceará is given below:
| Affiliation | Members | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-type=number style="width: 80px;" | Elected[39] | Current[40] | |||
| 14 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 4 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | |||
| New | 3 | 3 | |||
| 1 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Total | 46 | – | |||
The first round is scheduled to take place on 2 October 2022.[41]
2022
| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Wagner | Cláudio | Elmano | Leal | Batista | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Election Results | 2 Oct 2022 | 5.198.892 | 31,72% | 14,14% | 54,02% | 0,04% | 0,03% | 0,06% | 7,55% | 22,3% | ||
| IPEC | 29 Sep–1 Oct 2022 | 1.200 | 37% | 18% | 44% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 7% | ||
| 33% | 17% | 40% | 0% | 0% | – | 9% | 7% | |||||
| IPESPE | 28–30 Sep 2022 | 1.000 | 37% | 23% | 39% | – | 1% | – | – | 2% | ||
| 31% | 20% | 33% | – | 1% | – | 15% | 2% | |||||
| Atlas/Intel | 26–30 Sep 2022 | 1.600 | 32,6% | 18,9% | 48,4% | – | – | – | – | 15,8% | ||
| 31,5% | 18,3% | 46,7% | – | – | – | 3,4% | 15,2% | |||||
| Invox Brasil | 23–29 Sep 2022 | 1.600 | 28% | 27% | 29% | – | – | 1% | 15% | 1% | ||
| Real Time Big Data | 28–29 Sep 2022 | 1.000 | 32% | 18% | 39% | 0% | 0% | – | 11% | 7% | ||
| 36% | 20% | 44% | 0% | 0% | – | – | 8% | |||||
| Atlas/Intel | 24–28 Sep 2022 | 1.600 | 33,6% | 20,8% | 45,1% | – | – | – | – | 11,5% | ||
| 32,4% | 20,1% | 43,6% | – | – | – | 3,4% | 11,2% | |||||
| Paraná Pesquisas | 23–27 Sep 2022 | 1.540 | 33,1% | 18,8% | 33,3% | 0,3% | 0,3% | 0,8% | 13,4% | 0,2% | ||
| Simplex | 22–27 Sep 2022 | 4.266 | 32% | 14% | 37% | – | – | – | 16% | 5% | ||
| Atlas/Intel | 17–22 Sep 2022 | 1.600 | 38,7% | 17,6% | 33,5% | 0,3% | – | – | 10% | 5,2% | ||
| Real Time Big Data | 21–22 Sep 2022 | 1.000 | 31% | 20% | 31% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 16% | Tie | ||
| IPEC | 19–21 Sep 2022 | 1.200 | 35% | 27% | 36% | 0% | 1% | 1% | – | 1% | ||
| 29% | 22% | 30% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 17% | 1% | |||||
| IPESPE | 18–20 Sep 2022 | 1.000 | 37% | 19% | 28% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 16% | 9% | ||
| Invox Brasil | 12–18 Sep 2022 | 1.600 | 33% | 26% | 22% | – | – | 1% | 17% | 7% | ||
| Paraná Pesquisas | 8–12 Sep 2022 | 1.540 | 36,8% | 24,4% | 23,3% | 0,1% | 1,3% | 0,4% | 13,7% | 12,4% | ||
| Real Time Big Data | 10–12 Sep 2022 | 1.000 | 36% | 22% | 26% | 0% | 0% | – | 16% | 10% | ||
| Invox Brasil | 6–12 Sep 2022 | 1.604 | 34% | 26% | 21% | – | 1% | – | 18% | 8% | ||
| IPESPE | 9–11 Sep 2022 | 1.000 | 36% | 22% | 23% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 17% | 14% | ||
| IPEC | 6–8 Sep 2022 | 1.200 | 35% | 21% | 22% | – | 1% | 1% | 21% | 13% | ||
| Paraná Pesquisas | 31 Aug–4 Sep 2022 | 1.540 | 37,5% | 24,3% | 20,9% | 0,2% | 1,5% | 0,6% | 15% | 13,2% | ||
| IPEC | 29–31 Aug 2022 | 1.200 | 32% | 28% | 19% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 20% | 4% | ||
| Invox Brasil | 24–28 Aug 2022 | 1.601 | 37% | 26% | 16% | – | 1% | 1% | 17% | 11% | ||
| Atlas/Intel | 23–26 Aug 2022 | 1.600 | 40,5% | 18,9% | 27,1% | 0,1% | 0,4% | 0,1% | 12,9% | 13,4% | ||
| IPESPE | 20–23 Aug 2022 | 1.000 | 37% | 25% | 20% | – | 1% | 1% | 17% | 12% | ||
| Real Time Big Data | 19–20 Aug 2022 | 1.000 | 38% | 25% | 24% | – | 1% | – | 12% | 13% | ||
| Paraná Pesquisas | 8–12 Aug 2022 | 1.540 | 40,1% | 22,3% | 17,7% | 0,3% | 0,1% | 0,5% | 18,9% | 17,8% | ||
| Instituto Verita | 2–6 Aug 2022 | 2.040 | 38,6% | 20,1% | 19% | 0,2% | 0,5% | 8,7% | 12,9% | 18,5% | ||
| Real Time Big Data | 2–3 Aug 2022 | 1.500 | 35% | 26% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 17% | 9% | ||
| 35% | 26% | 21% | – | – | – | 18% | 9% | |||||
| 34% | 25% | 30% | – | – | 11% | 4% | ||||||
| IPESPE | 30 Jul–2 Aug 2022 | 1.000 | 38% | 28% | 13% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 19% | 10% | ||
| 18 July 2022 – 30 July 2022 | Roberto Cláudio defeats governor Izolda Cela in an internal dispute and is chosen as the Democratic Labour Party nominee for the government of Ceará. [42] Elmano de Freitas is announced as the Workers' Party nominee for the government. [43] Adelita Monteiro withdraws her candidacy. [44] | |||||||||||
| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Wagner | Cláudio | Mauro | Izolda | Adelita | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead | ||
| Paraná Pesquisas | 11–15 Jul 2022 | 1.540 | 45,4% | – | – | 26,8% | 3% | 0,8% | 24,1% | 18,6% | ||
| 44,5% | 29,2% | – | – | 3,5% | 0,8% | 22% | 15,3% | |||||
| Vox Populi | 10–13 Jul 2022 | 1.304 | 39% | 37% | – | – | – | – | 24% | 2% | ||
| 48% | – | – | 28% | – | – | 24% | 20% | |||||
| 30% | 52% | – | 18% | 22% | ||||||||
| Quaest | 27 Jun–1 Jul 2022 | 1.500 | 44% | 40% | – | – | – | – | 15% | 4% | ||
| 52% | – | – | 30% | – | – | 18% | 22% | |||||
| 55% | – | 23% | – | – | – | 22% | 32% | |||||
| 59% | – | – | – | – | 17% | 24% | 42% | |||||
| Real Time Big Data | 18–20 Jun 2022 | 1.500 | 40% | 35% | – | – | 2% | 23% | 5% | |||
| 44% | – | – | 29% | 2% | 25% | 15% | ||||||
| 49% | – | – | – | 3% | 11% | 37% | 38% | |||||
| 45% | – | 19% | – | 3% | 33% | 26% | ||||||
| Instituto Conectar | 31 May–4 Jun 2022 | 1.500 | 29% | 23% | – | – | 2% | 34% | 12% | 5% | ||
| 30% | – | – | 15% | 2% | 40% | 13% | 10% | |||||
| Paraná Pesquisas | 1–6 May 2022 | 1.540 | 46,5% | – | – | 24,2% | 3,2% | – | 26,1% | 22,3% | ||
| 43,4% | 29,8% | – | – | 2,9% | – | 23,8% | 13,6% | |||||
| Instituto Invox Brasil | 22–25 Apr2022 | 1.602 | 37% | 39% | – | – | 5% | – | 19% | 2% | ||
| 45% | – | 23% | – | 8% | – | 24% | 22% | |||||
| 48% | – | – | 23% | 10% | – | 19% | 25% | |||||
| 51% | – | – | – | 12% | 13% | 24% | 38% | |||||
| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Wagner | Cláudio | Feitosa | Izolda | Girão | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead | ||
| Real Time Big Data | 21–22 Mar 2022 | 1,000 | 27% | – | 34% | – | 8% | 31% | 7% | |||
| 25% | 42% | – | – | 7% | 26% | 17% | ||||||
| 27% | – | – | 33% | 8% | 32% | 6% | ||||||
| data-sort-type="number" class="sortable" style="background:#d1d3d7;" | 22 March 2022 | Capitão Wagner leaves the Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) and decides to join Brazil Union (UNIÃO).[45] | ||||||||||
| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Wagner | Cláudio | Mauro | Airton | Lopes | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraná Pesquisas | 11–15 Sep2021 | 1.540 | 44,9% | – | 13,1% | 5,7% | 4% | – | 32,4% | 31,8% |
| 45,9% | – | – | 6,7% | 4,1% | 8% | 35,3% | 37,9% | |||
| 42,6% | 26,2% | – | 4,6% | 2,6% | – | 24,1% | 16,4% | |||
| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Wagner | Cid | Cláudio | Lins | Lopes | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
| Instituto Ranking | 29 Jul–2 Aug 2021 | 2.000 | 28,2% | 30,1% | 12% | 5% | – | 9,6% | 15,1% | 1,9% |
| 38,15% | 41,5% | – | – | – | – | 20,35% | 3,35% | |||
| Paraná Pesquisas | 25–29 Jun 2021 | 1.528 | 35,1% | 38% | – | 10,2% | 0,7% | – | 15,9% | 2,9% |
| 39,1% | – | 24,1% | 14,4% | 1,8% | – | 20,7% | 15% | |||
| 42,8% | – | – | 20,9% | 1,9% | 8,6% | 25,8% | 21,9% | |||
2022
| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Camilo | Paixão | Mendes | Carlos | Bardawil | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraná Pesquisas | 11–15 Jul 2022 | 1.540 | 65,3% | 3,3% | 2,7% | 2,3% | 1,2% | – | 25,2% | 62% |
| Vox Populi | 10–13 Jul 2022 | 1.304 | 68% | 4% | 1% | – | 3% | – | 23% | 64% |
| 1 July 2022 | The United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) launches candidacies for the Government of Ceará and the Federal Senate. [46] | |||||||||
| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Camilo | Paixão | Mendes | Matos | Bardawil | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
| Real Time Big Data | 18–20 Jun 2022 | 1.500 | 67% | 3% | 3% | – | 1% | – | 26% | 64% |
| 66% | 2% | 2% | 6% | – | – | 24% | 60% | |||
| Paraná Pesquisas | 1–6 May 2022 | 1.540 | 66,8% | 2,7% | 3% | – | 0,5% | – | 27% | 63,8% |
| 66,2% | 2,5% | 2,7% | 2,8% | – | – | 25,9% | 63,4% | |||
| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Camilo | Tasso | Domingos | Anna | Arruda | Others | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraná Pesquisas | 11–15 Sep 2021 | 1.540 | 54% | 17,7% | 3,3% | 1% | – | 6,5% | 17,5% | 36,3% |
| Instituto Ranking | 29 Jul–2 Aug 2021 | 2.000 | 42% | 26,15% | 4,05% | 3% | 4,2% | – | 20,6% | 15,85% |
| Paraná Pesquisas | 25–29 Jun 2021 | 1.528 | 53,7% | 22,5% | 4,2% | 1,8% | – | – | 17,8% | 31,2% |
| 53,9% | 23,1% | – | 2% | 3,7% | – | 17,3% | 30,8% |