2022 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	2022 Santa Catarina state election
Country:	Santa Catarina
Party Name:	yes
Type:	presidential
Vote Type:	Popular
Turnout:	81.54% (first round) 82.56% (second round)
Opinion Polls:	Opinion polls
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election
Next Year:	2026
Election Date:	(first round) (second round)
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Gubernatorial election Type: presidential Ongoing: no Alliance Name: no Image1: Senador Jorginho Mello (cropped).jpg Candidate1: Jorginho Mello Party1: Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) Alliance1: None Running Mate1: Delegada Marilisa Popular Vote1: 2,983,949 Percentage1: 70.69% Candidate2: Décio Lima Party2: Workers' Party (Brazil) Alliance2: Democratic Front of Santa Catarina Running Mate2: Bia Vargas Popular Vote2: 1,237,016 Percentage2: 29.31% Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Parliamentary election Ongoing: no Seats For Election: All 94 seats of the Legislative Assembly Heading1: Legislative Assembly Leader1: Ana Caroline Campagnolo Party1: Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) Percentage1: 21.81 Seats1: 11 Last Election1: 3 Leader2: Antídio Lunelli Party2: Brazilian Democratic Movement Percentage2: 12.55 Seats2: 6 Last Election2: 9 Leader3: Luciane Carminatti Party3: Workers' Party (Brazil) Percentage3: 10.87 Seats3: 4 Last Election3: 4 Leader4: Mário Motta Party4: Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011) Percentage4: 7.29 Seats4: 3 Last Election4: 5 Leader5: Zé Milton Party5: Progressistas Percentage5: 6.96 Seats5: 3 Last Election5: 3 Leader6: Jair Miotto Party6: Brazil Union Percentage6: 6.60 Seats6: 3 Last Election6: 0 Leader7: Paulinha Party7: Podemos (Brazil) Percentage7: 5.89 Seats7: 3 Last Election7: 0 Leader8: Marcos Vieira Party8: Brazilian Social Democracy Party Percentage8: 5.24 Seats8: 2 Last Election8: 2 Leader9: Sérgio Motta Party9: Republicans (Brazil) Percentage9: 4.06 Seats9: 1 Last Election9: 1 Leader10: Matheus Cadorin Party10: New Party (Brazil) Percentage10: 3.39 Seats10: 1 Last Election10: 1 Leader11: Delegado Egídio Ferrari Party11: Brazilian Labour Party (current) Percentage11: 2.40 Seats11: 1 Last Election11: 1 Leader12: Marquito Party12: Socialism and Liberty Party Percentage12: 2.06 Seats12: 1 Last Election12: 0 Leader13: Rodrigo Minotto Party13: Democratic Labour Party (Brazil) Percentage13: 2.04 Seats13: 1 Last Election13: 2 Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Senatorial election Type: Senate Vote Type: Popular Ongoing: no Alliance Name: no Opinion Polls: 2022 São Paulo gubernatorial election#Senator Senator Image1: Senadores da 57ª Legislatura (52689452150).jpg Candidate1: Jorge Seif Party1: Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) Alliance1: None Popular Vote1: 1,484,110 Percentage1: 39.79% Candidate2: Raimundo Colombo Party2: Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011) Alliance2: Let's Work Popular Vote2: 608,213 Percentage2: 16.30% Image3: Foto oficial de Dário Berger.jpg Candidate3: Dário Party3: Brazilian Socialist Party Alliance3: Democratic Front of Santa Catarina" Popular Vote3: 605.258 Percentage3: 16.23% Map Size: 250px Before Election: Dário Berger Before Party: Brazilian Socialist Party After Election: Jorge Seif After Party: Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006) Map Size: 250px Governor Before Election: Carlos Moisés Before Party: Republicans (Brazil) After Election: Jorginho Mello After Party: Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006)

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]

Electoral calendar

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

Legislative Assembly

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

Affiliation		Members		+/–
		data-sort-type="number" style="width: 80px;"	Elected^[7]		Current^[8]
	6	19	13
	8	13	5
	10	10
	New	8	8
	4	7	3
	6	7	1
	4	5	1
	3	3
	2	3	1
	4	3	1
	2	2
	1	2	1
	1	2	1
	1	2	1
	4	2	2
	0	1	1
	0	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	8	1	7
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
	2	0	2
	7	0	7
	15	0	15
Total		94		–

Gubernatorial candidates

The party conventions began on July 20 and will continue until August 5th. The following political parties have already confirmed their candidacies. Political parties have until August 15, 2022, to formally register their candidates.^[9]

Candidates in runoff

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		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]

Candidates failing to make runoff

Party		Candidate	Most relevant political office or occupation	Party		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		30	16 seconds	^[20] ^[21]
	Democratic Labour Party (PDT)	Jorge Boeira	Federal Deputy for Santa Catarina(2003-2019)		Democratic Labour Party (PDT)	Adilson Buzzi		12	37 seconds	^[22] ^[23]
style=background:		United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	Professor Alex Alano	State Public School Teacher	style=background:		United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	Gabriela Santetti		16		^[24]
	Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)	Ralph Zimmer	Public Defender		Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS)	Ana Lúcia Meotti		90	17 seconds	^[25]
	Workers' Cause Party (PCO)	Leandro Brugnago	Carpenter		Workers' Cause Party (PCO)	Jair Fernandes de Aguiar Ramos		80		^[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]

Senatorial candidates

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

Confirmed candidates

Party		Candidate	Most relevant political office or occupation	Party		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	123
						2nd alternate senator: Guilherme Pereira
	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)	2nd alternate senator: Ruti Rossi
	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)	2nd alternate senator: Edinho Bez
	United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	Gilmar Salgado	Retired public servant		United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	1st alternate senator: Marina Soares	161
						2nd alternate senator: Tarcísio Eberhardt
	Liberal Party (PL)	Jorge Seif	National Secretary of Fishing and Aquaculture (2019–2022)		Liberal Party (PL)	1st alternate senator: Hermes Klann	222
						2nd alternate senator: Adrian Censi
	New Party (NOVO)	Luiz Barboza Neto	Ophthalmologist		New Party (NOVO)	1st alternate senator: Helon Antonio Rebelatto	300
						2nd alternate senator: Cariny Figueiredo
	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
					Green Party (PV)	2nd alternate senator: Guaraci Fagundes
	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
						2nd alternate senator: Márcia Stefani
	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
					Patriota	2nd alternate senator: David Fernandes

Debate list

For the first time in the Brazilian general elections since 1989, television and radio stations, newspapers and news websites group themselves into pools to hold gubernatorial debates, by request of the campaigns in order to reduce the number of debates scheduled for the 2022 elections.^[28]

As of 29 August 2022, the following presidential debates were held or scheduled (times in):^{[29] [30]}

2022 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election debates
	Date, time and location	Hosts	Moderators	Participants
Key:
				Moisés	Lima	Amin	Loureiro	Boeira	Mello	Tramontin	Zimmer
1	Saturday, 6 August 2022, 18:15, Florianópolis	SCC SBT	Cláudio Prisco Paraíso
2	Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 22:00, Florianópolis	NSC TV, CBN, G1	Raphael Faraco

Results

Legislative Assembly

Notes and References

1. Web site: Comandante Moisés, do PSL, é eleito governador de Santa Catarina . 2023-04-24 . G1 . pt-br.
2. Web site: Upiara . Boschi . 2022-03-05 . Fiel ao próprio instinto, Moisés escolhe o Republicanos . 2023-04-24 . Upiara Online . pt-BR.
3. Web site: Comandante Moisés, do PSL, é eleito governador de Santa Catarina . 2023-04-24 . G1 . pt-br.
4. Web site: Jorginho Mello é o governador eleito com a maior porcentagem do Brasil nas Eleições 2022 . 2023-04-24 . G1 . pt-br.
5. Web site: 2022-07-21 . PSB confirma nome de Dário Berger como candidato ao Senado da frente de esquerda . 2023-04-24 . Portal Making Of . pt-BR.
6. Web site: Jorge Seif, do PL, é eleito senador em Santa Catarina . 2023-04-24 . G1 . pt-br.
7. Web site: Apuração de votos e resultado das Eleições 2018 SP: Governador eleito . 30 December 2020 . UOL . pt.
8. Web site: Lista de Deputados . 1 May 2022 . www.al.sp.gov.br . pt-br.
9. Web site: 30 September 1997 . L9504 . 4 July 2022 . www.planalto.gov.br.
10. Web site: Diário do Rio Eleições 2022 – Conheça Delegada Marilisa: concorrendo ao cargo de vice-governadora em SC pelo PL . 2023-03-12 . Diário do Rio de Janeiro . pt-BR.
11. Web site: PT oficializa candidatura de Décio Lima ao governo de Santa Catarina . 2023-03-12 . G1 . pt-br.
12. Web site: 2022-08-06 . Bia Vargas, do PSB, é indicada a vice na chapa de Décio Lima ao governo de SC ND Mais . 2023-03-12 . ndmais.com.br . pt-BR.
13. Web site: 3 May 2022 . Rodrigo Garcia calcula que terá 40% do tempo de TV na campanha em SP . 23 July 2022 . Metrópoles . pt-BR.
14. Web site: Republicanos oficializa candidatura de Carlos Moisés ao governo de Santa Catarina . 2023-03-17 . G1 . pt-br.
15. Web site: MDB opta por ser vice e coloca Udo Döhler na chapa de Moisés . 2023-03-17 . NSC Total.
16. Web site: União Brasil oficializa candidatura de Gean Loureiro ao governo de Santa Catarina . 2023-03-17 . G1 . pt-br.
17. Web site: 2022-07-23 . Gean Loureiro e Eron Giordani serão os candidatos a Governo e vice pelo UB e PSD . 2023-03-17 . JDV . pt-BR.
18. Web site: Progressistas oficializa candidatura de Esperidião Amin ao governo de Santa Catarina . 2023-03-17 . G1 . pt-br.
19. Web site: Com Dalírio Beber vice de Amin, Blumenau estará em três chapas ao governo de SC . 2023-03-17 . NSC Total.
20. Web site: Novo oficializa candidatura de Odair Tramontin ao governo de Santa Catarina . 2023-03-17 . G1 . pt-br.
21. Web site: 2022-07-02 . Empresário Ricardo Althoff é o candidato a vice-governador do Partido Novo ND Mais . 2023-03-17 . ndmais.com.br . pt-BR.
22. Web site: PDT oficializa candidatura de Jorge Boeira ao governo de Santa Catarina . 2023-03-17 . G1 . pt-br.
23. Web site: 2022-08-17 . Eleições 2022: PDT muda candidato a vice-governador de SC . 2023-03-17 . Agora Laguna . pt-BR.
24. Web site: PSTU oficializa candidatura de Alex Alano ao governo de Santa Catarina . 2023-03-17 . G1 . pt-br.
25. Web site: PROS oficializa candidatura de Ralf Zimmer ao governo de Santa Catarina . 2023-03-17 . G1 . pt-br.
26. Web site: PCO oficializa candidatura de Leandro Brugnago ao governo de Santa Catarina . 2023-03-17 . G1 . pt-br.
27. Web site: Couto . Marlen . 9 August 2022 . Com as coligações definidas, veja o tempo de TV dos candidatos aos governos de Rio, São Paulo, Minas, Bahia e Rio Grande do Sul . 17 August 2022 . O Globo . pt-br.
28. Web site: 29 July 2022 . Veículos jornalísticos farão pools para debates presidenciais . Meio & Mensagem . pt.
29. Web site: 17 August 2022 . See calendar of debates for Presidency and for Government of São Paulo . Folha de S.Paulo . pt.
30. Web site: 29 August 2022 . When will the next debate for president be? See the dates and how to watch . Exame . pt.