# 2018 Santa Catarina gubernatorial election

The 2018 Santa Catarina state election took place in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil on 7 October and 28 October 2018. Voters elected a Governor, Vice Governor, two Senators, 16 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies and 40 Legislative Assembly members. The incumbent Governor, Eduardo Pinho Moreira (PSD) was eligible for a second term, but didn't run for re-election. Military firefighter Carlos Moisés (PSL) won in the second round against state representative. Gelson Merisio (PSD). Gelson Luiz Merisio (Xaxim, January 31, 1966) is a Brazilian business administrator and politician, affiliated with Solidariedade. He was a state deputy and president, in Santa Catarina, of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). Merisio presided over the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina between 2010 and 2012.
Incumbent Senators Paulo Bauer (PSDB) and Dalírio Beber (PSDB) ran for re-election, losing to former governor Esperidião Amin (PP) and congressman Jorginho Mello (PR).

## Candidates
### Governor
#### Candidates in runoff

| Party | Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Party | Running mate | Coalition | Electoral number |
| | Social Liberal Party (PSL) | Carlos Moisés | Military firefighter | | Social Liberal Party (PSL) | Daniela Reinehr | — | 17 |
| | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Gelson Merisio | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina (2005–2019) | | Democrats (DEM) | João Paulo Kleinübing | This is Work Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democrats (DEM) Progressistas (PP) Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Podemos (PODE) Social Christian Party (PSC) Solidariedade Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) Green Party (PV) Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS) Progressive Republican Party (PRP) Free Fatherland Party (PPL) | 55 |

#### Candidates failing to make runoff

| Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Running mate | Coalition | Electoral number |
| Workers' Party (PT) | Décio Lima | Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2007–2019) | Workers' Party (PT) | Alcimar Oliveira | — | 13 |
| Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | Mauro Mariani | Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2007–2019) | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Napoleão Bernardes | Santa Catarina Wants More Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Party of the Republic (PR) Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) Popular Socialist Party (PPS) Avante Christian Democracy (DC) Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) Christian Labour Party (PTC) | 15 |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Ingrid Assis | High school teacher | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Ederson da Silva | — | 16 |
| Sustainability Network (REDE) | Rogério Portanova | Higher education professor | Sustainability Network (REDE) | Regina Santos | — | 18 |
| Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Leonel Camasão | Journalist | Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | Caroline Bellaguarda | A Way for Us Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | 50 |
| Patriota | Jessé Pereira | Evangelical priest | Patriota | Danny Jumes | — | 51 |

### Senator

| Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Candidates for Alternate Senators | Coalition | Electoral number |
| Progressistas (PP) | Esperidião Amin | Governor of Santa Catarina (1999–2003) | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 1st alternate senator: Geraldo Althoff | This is Work Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democrats (DEM) Progressistas (PP) Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Podemos (PODE) Social Christian Party (PSC) Solidariedade Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) Green Party (PV) Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS) Progressive Republican Party (PRP) Free Fatherland Party (PPL) | 111 |
| Progressistas (PP) | Esperidião Amin | Governor of Santa Catarina (1999–2003) | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 2nd alternate senator: Denise Santos | This is Work Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democrats (DEM) Progressistas (PP) Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Podemos (PODE) Social Christian Party (PSC) Solidariedade Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) Green Party (PV) Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS) Progressive Republican Party (PRP) Free Fatherland Party (PPL) | 111 |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Raimundo Colombo | Governor of Santa Catarina (2011–2018) | Progressistas (PP) | 1st alternate senator: Jandir Bellini | This is Work Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democrats (DEM) Progressistas (PP) Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Podemos (PODE) Social Christian Party (PSC) Solidariedade Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) Green Party (PV) Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS) Progressive Republican Party (PRP) Free Fatherland Party (PPL) | 555 |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Raimundo Colombo | Governor of Santa Catarina (2011–2018) | Social Christian Party (PSC) | 2nd alternate senator: Narcizo Parisotto | This is Work Social Democratic Party (PSD) Democrats (DEM) Progressistas (PP) Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Brazilian Republican Party (PRB) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Podemos (PODE) Social Christian Party (PSC) Solidariedade Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) Green Party (PV) Humanist Party of Solidarity (PHS) Progressive Republican Party (PRP) Free Fatherland Party (PPL) | 555 |
| Workers' Party (PT) | | Secretary of Human Rights (2014–2015) | Workers' Party (PT) | 1st alternate senator: Mariluci Deschamps | — | 130 |
| Workers' Party (PT) | | Secretary of Human Rights (2014–2015) | Workers' Party (PT) | 2nd alternate senator: Derci Pasqualotto | — | 130 |
| Workers' Party (PT) | Lédio Rosa | Desembargador of the Court of Justice of Santa Catarina | Workers' Party (PT) | 1st alternate senator: Vanio dos Santos | — | 131 |
| Workers' Party (PT) | Lédio Rosa | Desembargador of the Court of Justice of Santa Catarina | Workers' Party (PT) | 2nd alternate senator: Írio Correia | — | 131 |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Ricardo Lautert | High school teacher | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | 1st alternate senator: Roque Pegoraro | — | 160 |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Ricardo Lautert | High school teacher | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | 2nd alternate senator: Pedro Rogel | — | 160 |
| Social Liberal Party | Lucas Esmeraldino | Entrepreneur | Social Liberal Party | 1st alternate senator: Marcelo Brigadeiro | — | 177 |
| Social Liberal Party | Lucas Esmeraldino | Entrepreneur | Social Liberal Party | 2nd alternate senator: Marco de Carvalho | — | 177 |
| Sustainability Network (REDE) | Miriam Prochnow | Pedagogue and environmentalist | Sustainability Network (REDE) | 1st alternate senator: Nelson Zunino | — | 181 |
| Sustainability Network (REDE) | Miriam Prochnow | Pedagogue and environmentalist | Sustainability Network (REDE) | 2nd alternate senator: | — | 181 |
| Sustainability Network (REDE) | Diego Mezzogiorno | Bachelor of Hotel Managing | Sustainability Network (REDE) | 1st alternate senator: Heli Schlickmann | — | 188 |
| Sustainability Network (REDE) | Diego Mezzogiorno | Bachelor of Hotel Managing | Sustainability Network (REDE) | 2nd alternate senator: Alexandre Lemos | — | 188 |
| Party of the Republic (PR) | Jorginho Mello | Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2011–2019) | Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | 1st alternate senator: Ivete da Silveira | Santa Catarina Wants More Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Party of the Republic (PR) Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) Popular Socialist Party (PPS) Avante Christian Democracy (DC) Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) Christian Labour Party (PTC) | 222 |
| Party of the Republic (PR) | Jorginho Mello | Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2011–2019) | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | 2nd alternate senator: Beto Martins | Santa Catarina Wants More Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Party of the Republic (PR) Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) Popular Socialist Party (PPS) Avante Christian Democracy (DC) Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) Christian Labour Party (PTC) | 222 |
| Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Paulo Bauer | Senator for Santa Catarina (2011–2019) | Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | 1st alternate senator: Casildo Maldaner | Santa Catarina Wants More Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Party of the Republic (PR) Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) Popular Socialist Party (PPS) Avante Christian Democracy (DC) Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) Christian Labour Party (PTC) | 456 |
| Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Paulo Bauer | Senator for Santa Catarina (2011–2019) | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | 2nd alternate senator: Sandro Giassi | Santa Catarina Wants More Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Party of the Republic (PR) Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) Popular Socialist Party (PPS) Avante Christian Democracy (DC) Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) Christian Labour Party (PTC) | 456 |
| Party of National Mobilization (PMN) | Roberto Salum | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina (2017–2018) | [[File:|100x100px|Party of National Mobilization]] Party of National Mobilization (PMN) | 1st alternate senator: Airton Zanella | Santa Catarina in First Place Party of National Mobilization (PMN) Patriota | 331 |
| Party of National Mobilization (PMN) | Roberto Salum | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina (2017–2018) | Patriota | 2nd alternate senator: Ailson Barroso | Santa Catarina in First Place Party of National Mobilization (PMN) Patriota | 331 |
| Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Pedro Cabral | Middle school teacher | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 1st alternate senator: Francisco Cordeiro | A Way for Us Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | 500 |
| Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Pedro Cabral | Middle school teacher | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 2nd alternate senator: Robson Ceron | A Way for Us Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | 500 |
| Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Antônio Campos | Higher education professor | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 1st alternate senator: Ademir Kuhn | A Way for Us Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | 505 |
| Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Antônio Campos | Higher education professor | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 2nd alternate senator: Dilene Trevisol | A Way for Us Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | 505 |

## Results
### Governor

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Carlos Moisés | Daniela Reinehr | PSL | 1,071,406 | 29.72 | 2,644,179 | 71.09 |
| | Gelson Merísio | João Paulo Kleinübing (DEM) | PSD | 1,121,869 | 31.12 | 1,075,242 | 28.91 |
| | Mauro Mariani | Napoleão Bernardes (PSDB) | MDB | 836,844 | 23.21 | | |
| | Décio Lima | Alcimar Oliveira | PT | 460,889 | 12.78 | | |
| | Leonel Camasão | Caroline Bellaguarda (PCB) | PSOL | 72,133 | 2.00 | | |
| | Rogério Portanova | Regina Santos | REDE | 18,710 | 0.52 | | |
| | Jessé Pereira | Danny Jumes | Patriota | 13,472 | 0.37 | | |
| | Ingrid Assis | Ederson da Silva | PSTU | 9,944 | 0.28 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 3,605,267 | 100.00 | 3,719,421 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,605,267 | 85.00 | 3,719,421 | 88.27 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 375,916 | 8.86 | 342,415 | 8.13 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 260,484 | 6.14 | 151,683 | 3.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 4,241,667 | 100.00 | 4,213,519 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,068,421 | 83.69 | 5,068,421 | 83.13 |
| | PSL gain from MDB | PSL gain from MDB | PSL gain from MDB | PSL gain from MDB | PSL gain from MDB | PSL gain from MDB | PSL gain from MDB |
Popular vote (first round)
Merisio
31.12%
Moisés
29.72%
Mariani
23.21%
Lima
12.78%
Others
3.17% :
Popular vote (second round)
Moisés
71.09%
Merisio
28.91% :

### Senator

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Esperidião Amin | PP | 1,226,064 | 18.77 |
| | Jorginho Mello | PR | 1,179,757 | 18.07 |
| | Lucas Esmeraldino | PSL | 1,161,662 | 17.79 |
| | Raimundo Colombo | PSD | 999,043 | 15.30 |
| | Paulo Bauer (incumbent) | PSDB | 802,037 | 12.28 |
| | Ideli Salvatti | PT | 336,449 | 5.15 |
| | Lédio Andrade | PT | 327,226 | 5.01 |
| | Roberto Salum | PMN | 246,686 | 3.78 |
| | Miriam Prochnow | REDE | 84,486 | 1.29 |
| | Pedro Cabral | PSOL | 63,523 | 0.97 |
| | Antônio Campos | PSOL | 51,191 | 0.78 |
| | Diego Mezzogiorno | REDE | 38,470 | 0.59 |
| | Ricardo Lautert | PSTU | 13,845 | 0.21 |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,530,439 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,530,439 | 76.98 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 1,179,990 | 13.91 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 772,905 | 9.11 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,483,334 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 10,136,842 | 83.69 |
| | PP gain from PSDB | PP gain from PSDB | PP gain from PSDB | PP gain from PSDB |
| | PR gain from PSDB | PR gain from PSDB | PR gain from PSDB | PR gain from PSDB |

### Chamber of Deputies

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Social Liberal Party | 769,926 | 21.70 | 4 | 4 |
| | Brazilian Democratic Movement | 553,953 | 15.61 | 3 | 2 |
| | Workers' Party | 347,166 | 9.78 | 2 | |
| | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 301,400 | 8.49 | 1 | 1 |
| | Progressistas | 288,537 | 8.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 227,422 | 6.41 | 1 | 2 |
| | Brazilian Republican Party | 188,145 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 |
| | New Party | 187,440 | 5.28 | 1 | New |
| | Brazilian Socialist Party | 156,127 | 4.40 | 1 | 1 |
| | Popular Socialist Party | 93,752 | 2.64 | 1 | |
| | Party of the Republic | 69,382 | 1.96 | 0 | 1 |
| | Socialism and Liberty Party | 68,051 | 1.92 | 0 | |
| | Social Christian Party | 39,161 | 1.10 | 0 | |
| | Democratic Labour Party | 36,577 | 1.03 | 0 | |
| | Solidariedade | 35,667 | 1.01 | 0 | |
| | Democrats | 29,365 | 0.83 | 0 | |
| | Communist Party of Brazil | 24,019 | 0.68 | 0 | |
| | Progressive Republican Party | 22,762 | 0.64 | 0 | |
| | Patriota | 18,460 | 0.52 | 0 | |
| | Republican Party of the Social Order | 17,372 | 0.49 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Labour Party | 11,593 | 0.33 | 0 | |
| | Sustainability Network | 9,956 | 0.28 | 0 | New |
| | Podemos | 8,577 | 0.24 | 0 | |
| | Christian Labour Party | 7,690 | 0.22 | 0 | |
| | Free Fatherland Party | 7,447 | 0.21 | 0 | |
| | Party of National Mobilization | 6,623 | 0.19 | 0 | |
| | Avante | 4,935 | 0.14 | 0 | |
| | Green Party | 4,791 | 0.14 | 0 | |
| | Christian Democracy | 3,607 | 0.10 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Communist Party | 3,020 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| | United Socialist Workers' Party | 2,943 | 0.08 | 0 | |
| | Humanist Party of Solidarity | 1,580 | 0.04 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 1,012 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 3,548,458 | 100.00 | 16 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,548,458 | 83.66 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 391,519 | 9.23 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 301,690 | 7.11 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,241,667 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,068,421 | 83.69 | | |

### Legislative Assembly

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Brazilian Democratic Movement | 619,681 | 16.92 | 9 | 1 |
| | Social Liberal Party | 553,121 | 15.10 | 6 | 6 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 418,273 | 11.42 | 5 | 4 |
| | Workers' Party | 326,608 | 8.92 | 4 | 1 |
| | Progressistas | 314,665 | 8.59 | 3 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Socialist Party | 293,867 | 8.02 | 3 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 285,228 | 7.79 | 2 | 2 |
| | Party of the Republic | 193,090 | 5.27 | 3 | 1 |
| | Democratic Labour Party | 119,780 | 3.27 | 2 | 1 |
| | Democrats | 73,662 | 2.01 | 0 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Republican Party | 70,404 | 1.92 | 1 | 1 |
| | Socialism and Liberty Party | 68,143 | 1.86 | 0 | |
| | Podemos | 66,391 | 1.81 | 0 | |
| | Popular Socialist Party | 43,668 | 1.19 | 0 | 1 |
| | Social Christian Party | 42,160 | 1.15 | 1 | 1 |
| | Solidariedade | 37,131 | 1.01 | 0 | |
| | Communist Party of Brazil | 25,810 | 0.70 | 0 | 1 |
| | Sustainability Network | 18,279 | 0.50 | 0 | New |
| | Patriota | 17,732 | 0.48 | 0 | |
| | Green Party | 17,428 | 0.48 | 1 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Labour Party | 15,912 | 0.43 | 0 | |
| | Party of National Mobilization | 13,236 | 0.36 | 0 | |
| | Progressive Republican Party | 12,656 | 0.35 | 0 | |
| | Christian Labour Party | 3,670 | 0.10 | 0 | |
| | Republican Party of the Social Order | 3,279 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| | United Socialist Workers' Party | 2,226 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| | Humanist Party of Solidarity | 1,864 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| | Free Fatherland Party | 1,688 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| | Christian Democracy | 1,393 | 0.04 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Communist Party | 1,071 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| | Avante | 683 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 472 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 3,663,271 | 100.00 | 40 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,663,271 | 86.36 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 309,397 | 7.29 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | 268,999 | 6.34 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 4,241,667 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,068,421 | 83.69 | | |