# 2022 Federal District gubernatorial election

The 2022 Federal District election was held on 2 October as part of the 2022 Brazilian general election. The district electors able to vote in a Governor and Vice Governor, one Senator, 8 members for the Chamber of Deputies and 24 members for the Legislative Chamber.
The Governor and Vice Governor elected in this election will have a longer term. This is due to a Constitutional Amendment that fixed the new inauguration date for Governors and Vice Governors for 6 January subsequent to the election.
Governor Ibaneis Rocha (MDB) was eligible for a second term and ran for re-election. Arruda was re-elected in first round with 50.3% of valid votes. Legislate Chamber lawmake Leandro Grass (PV) placed second with 26.26% of valid votes and former governor Paulo Octávio (PSD) placed third with 7.48% of valid votes.

## Candidates
### Governor

| Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Running mate | Coalition | Electoral number |
| Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | Leila Barros | Senator for the Federal District (since 2019) | Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | Guilherme Campelo | — | 12 |
| Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | Elziovan Moreno | Military police colonel | Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | Luiz Gustavo | — | 14 |
| Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | Ibaneis Rocha | Governor of the Federal District (since 2019) | Progressistas (PP) | Celina Leão | United for the DF Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Progressistas (PP) Liberal Party (PL) Avante Agir Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) Solidariedade | 15 |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Robson Raymundo | High school teacher | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Eduardo Zanata | — | 16 |
| Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | Teodoro da Cruz | Lawyer | Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) | Jamil Magari | — | 21 |
| Christian Democracy (DC) | Lucas Salles | Higher education teacher | Christian Democracy (DC) | Suelene Balduino | — | 27 |
| Workers' Cause Party (PCO) | Renan Arruda | Retired worker | Workers' Cause Party (PCO) | Mauro Moura | — | 29 |
| Green Party (PV) | Leandro Grass | Member of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District (2019–2023) | Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) | Olgamir Amancia | Brazil of Hope Federation Workers' Party (PT) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Green Party (PV) | 43 |
| Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Izalci Lucas | Senator for the Federal District (since 2019) | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | Beth Cupertino | To Take Care of the People Always Forward Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Cidadania Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | 45 |
| Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Keka Bagno | Social assistant | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Toni de Castro | PSOL REDE Federation Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Sustainability Network (REDE) | 50 |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Paulo Octávio | Governor of the Federal District (2010) | Social Christian Party (PSC) | Felipe Belmonte | DF for All Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Christian Party (PSC) Podemos (PODE) Patriota Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB) | 55 |

### Senator

| Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Candidates for Alternate Senators | Coalition | Electoral number |
| Republicanos | Damares Alves | Minister of Woman, Family and Human Rights (2019–2022) | Brazil Union (UNIÃO) | 1st alternate senator: Manoel Arruda | Union for Brasília Republicanos Brazil Union (UNIÃO) | 100 |
| Republicanos | Damares Alves | Minister of Woman, Family and Human Rights (2019–2022) | Republicanos | 2nd alternate senator: Egmar Tavares | Union for Brasília Republicanos Brazil Union (UNIÃO) | 100 |
| Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | Joe Valle | Member of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District (2011–2019) | Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | 1st alternate senator: Georges Michel | — | 123 |
| Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | Joe Valle | Member of the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District (2011–2019) | Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | 2nd alternate senator: Fabíola Consttâncio | — | 123 |
| Workers' Party (PT) | Rosilene Corrêa | Retired public servant | Workers' Party (PT) | 1st alternate senator: Mariana Rosa | Brazil of Hope Federation Workers' Party (PT) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Green Party (PV) | 133 |
| Workers' Party (PT) | Rosilene Corrêa | Retired public servant | Workers' Party (PT) | 2nd alternate senator: Saulo Dias | Brazil of Hope Federation Workers' Party (PT) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Green Party (PV) | 133 |
| Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | Marcelo Hipólito | Federal public servant | Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | 1st alternate senator: Sidney Pessôa | — | 142 |
| Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | Marcelo Hipólito | Federal public servant | Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | 2nd alternate senator: Rachib Saad | — | 142 |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Elcimara de Souza | Federal public servant | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | 1st alternate senator: Renato Ferreira | — | 161 |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Elcimara de Souza | Federal public servant | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | 2nd alternate senator: Sílvio Soares Filho | — | 161 |
| Sustainability Network (REDE) | Pedro Ivo Batista | Environmentalist | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 1st alternate senator: Márcio Antônio Sanches | PSOL REDE Federation Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Sustainability Network (REDE) | 180 |
| Sustainability Network (REDE) | Pedro Ivo Batista | Environmentalist | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 2nd alternate senator: Manoel Lima | PSOL REDE Federation Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Sustainability Network (REDE) | 180 |
| Liberal Party (PL) | Flávia Arruda | Secretary of Government (2021–2022) | Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | 1st alternate senator: Luiz Pastore | United for the DF Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Liberal Party (PL) Avante Agir Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) Solidariedade | 222 |
| Liberal Party (PL) | Flávia Arruda | Secretary of Government (2021–2022) | Liberal Party (PL) | 2nd alternate senator: Godofredo Gonçalves | United for the DF Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Liberal Party (PL) Avante Agir Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) Solidariedade | 222 |
| Christian Democracy (DC) | José Gabriel Souza | Military police lieutenant colonel | Christian Democracy (DC) | 1st alternate senator: Joel Amaral | — | 270 |
| Christian Democracy (DC) | José Gabriel Souza | Military police lieutenant colonel | Christian Democracy (DC) | 2nd alternate senator: Virgilio Macedo | — | 270 |
| Workers' Cause Party (PCO) | Expedito Mendonça | Retired worker | Workers' Cause Party (PCO) | 1st alternate senator: Ivo Brito | — | 290 |
| Workers' Cause Party (PCO) | Expedito Mendonça | Retired worker | Workers' Cause Party (PCO) | 2nd alternate senator: Valmir Barbosa | — | 290 |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Carlos Rodrigues | Lawyer | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 1st alternate senator: Fabiana Lacerda | DF for All Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Christian Party (PSC) Podemos (PODE) Patriota Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB) | 555 |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Carlos Rodrigues | Lawyer | Podemos (PODE) | 2nd alternate senator: João Cândido | DF for All Social Democratic Party (PSD) Social Christian Party (PSC) Podemos (PODE) Patriota Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB) | 555 |

## Debates

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.
As of 29 August 2022, the following presidential debates were held or scheduled (times in UTC−03:00):
2022 Federal District gubernatorial election debates :
| No. | Date, time and location | Hosts | Moderators | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants |
| Key: P Present A Absent W Withdrawn N Not invited | Key: P Present A Absent W Withdrawn N Not invited | Key: P Present A Absent W Withdrawn N Not invited | Key: P Present A Absent W Withdrawn N Not invited | MDB | PSDB | PV | PDT | PSOL | PSD | PTB | PSB |
| Key: P Present A Absent W Withdrawn N Not invited | Key: P Present A Absent W Withdrawn N Not invited | Key: P Present A Absent W Withdrawn N Not invited | Key: P Present A Absent W Withdrawn N Not invited | Rocha | Lucas | Grass | Barros | Bagno | Octávio | Moreno | Parente |
| 1 | Sunday, 7 August 2022, 21:00, Brasília | Band Brasília and BandNews FM Brasília | Millena Machado | P | P | P | P | P | P | N | P |
| 2 | Thursday, 18 August 2022, 20:30, Brasília | Correio Braziliense and TV Brasília | Gláucia Guimarães | A | P | P | P | P | P | N | P |
| 3 | Tuesday, 23 August 2022, 19:00, Brasília | Metrópoles | Larissa Alvarenga | P | P | P | P | P | P | N | P |
| 4 | Saturday, 17 September 2022, 18:30, Brasília | SBT Brasília and NovaBrasil FM Brasília | Felipe Malta | A | P | P | P | P | P | P | W |
| 5 | Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 22:30, Brasília | TV Globo Brasília | Antônio de Castro | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | W |

## Results
### Governor

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Ibaneis Rocha (incumbent) | Celina Leão (PP) | MDB | 832,633 | 50.31 |
| | Leandro Grass | Olgamir Amância (PCdoB) | PV | 434,587 | 26.26 |
| | Paulo Octávio | Felipe Belmonte (PSC) | PSD | 123,715 | 7.48 |
| | Elziovan Moreno | Luiz Gustavo | PTB | 94,100 | 5.69 |
| | Leila Barros | Guilherme Campelo | PDT | 79,597 | 4.81 |
| | Izalci Lucas | Beth Cupertino (PRTB) | PSDB | 70,584 | 4.26 |
| | Keka Bagno | Toni de Castro | PSOL | 13,613 | 0.82 |
| | Lucas Salles | Suelene Balduíno | DC | 4,218 | 0.25 |
| | Teodoro da Cruz | Jamil Magari | PCB | 1,155 | 0.07 |
| | Robson da Silva | Eduardo Zanata | PSTU | 841 | 0.05 |
| | Renan Arruda | Mauro Moura | PCO | 373 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,655,043 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,655,043 | 91.57 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 86,472 | 4.78 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 65,969 | 3.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,807,484 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,193,440 | 82.40 |
| | MDB hold | MDB hold | MDB hold | MDB hold | MDB hold |

### Senator

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Damares Alves | Republicanos | 714,562 | 45.31 |
| | Flávia Arruda | PL | 429,676 | 27.25 |
| | Rosilene Corrêa | PT | 356,198 | 22.59 |
| | Joe Valle | PDT | 49,310 | 3.13 |
| | Yara Prado | PSDB | 9,676 | |
| | Carlos Rodrigues | PSD | 9,366 | 0.59 |
| | Pedro Ivo Batista | REDE | 8,133 | 0.52 |
| | José Gabriel Souza | DC | 4,795 | 0.30 |
| | Elcimara de Souza | PSTU | 2,473 | 0.16 |
| | Hélio José | Solidariedade | 2,069 | |
| | Marcelo Hipólito | PTB | 1,841 | 0.12 |
| | Expedito Mendonça | Workers' Cause Party | 613 | 0.04 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,576,967 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,576,967 | 87.25 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 111,442 | 6.17 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 119,075 | 6.59 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,807,484 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,193,440 | 82.40 |
| | Republicanos gain from Independent | Republicanos gain from Independent | Republicanos gain from Independent | Republicanos gain from Independent |

### Chamber of Deputies

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Republicanos | Republicanos | Republicanos | 301,307 | 18.74 | 3 | 2 |
| | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | 275,496 | 17.14 | 2 | 1 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Workers' Party | 227,891 | 14.18 | 1 | |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Green Party | 56,588 | 3.52 | 1 | |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Communist Party of Brazil | 6,525 | 0.41 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | 162,125 | 10.09 | 1 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | 136,796 | 8.51 | 0 | |
| | Progressistas | Progressistas | Progressistas | 117,553 | 7.31 | 0 | 1 |
| | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | 82,274 | 5.12 | 0 | New |
| | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | 71,470 | 4.45 | 0 | |
| | PSOL REDE Federation | | Socialism and Liberty Party | 46,298 | 2.88 | 0 | |
| | PSOL REDE Federation | | Sustainability Network | 5,791 | 0.36 | 0 | |
| | New Party | New Party | New Party | 27,951 | 1.74 | 0 | |
| | Avante | Avante | Avante | 11,820 | 0.74 | 0 | |
| | Podemos | Podemos | Podemos | 9,516 | 0.59 | 0 | |
| | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | 9,513 | 0.59 | 0 | |
| | Agir | Agir | Agir | 7,802 | 0.49 | 0 | |
| | Party of National Mobilization | Party of National Mobilization | Party of National Mobilization | 7,545 | 0.47 | 0 | |
| | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | 7,280 | 0.45 | 0 | |
| | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | 5,765 | 0.36 | 0 | |
| | Always Forward | | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 5,545 | 0.34 | 0 | |
| | Always Forward | | Cidadania | 4,260 | 0.27 | 0 | 1 |
| | Solidariedade | Solidariedade | Solidariedade | 4,961 | 0.31 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | 4,548 | 0.28 | 0 | |
| | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | 3,816 | 0.24 | 0 | |
| | Patriota | Patriota | Patriota | 3,763 | 0.23 | 0 | |
| | Popular Unity | Popular Unity | Popular Unity | 1,559 | 0.10 | 0 | New |
| | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 774 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| | Workers' Cause Party | Workers' Cause Party | Workers' Cause Party | 546 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| | United Socialist Workers' Party | United Socialist Workers' Party | United Socialist Workers' Party | 441 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,607,519 | 100.00 | 8 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,607,519 | 88.94 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 85,311 | 4.72 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 114,654 | 6.34 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,807,484 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,193,440 | 82.40 | | |

### Legislative Chamber

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | 221,654 | 13.35 | 4 | 3 |
| | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | 155,718 | 9.38 | 3 | 2 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Workers' Party | 137,563 | 8.28 | 3 | 1 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Green Party | 24,025 | 1.45 | 0 | |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Communist Party of Brazil | 3,918 | 0.24 | 0 | |
| | PSOL REDE Federation | | Socialism and Liberty Party | 114,051 | 6.87 | 2 | 1 |
| | PSOL REDE Federation | | Sustainability Network | 3,988 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 |
| | Agir | Agir | Agir | 110,392 | 6.65 | 2 | 1 |
| | Progressistas | Progressistas | Progressistas | 104,862 | 6.32 | 2 | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | 97,242 | 5.86 | 2 | 1 |
| | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | 97,097 | 5.85 | 1 | New |
| | Republicanos | Republicanos | Republicanos | 95,236 | 5.74 | 1 | 1 |
| | Party of National Mobilization | Party of National Mobilization | Party of National Mobilization | 75,661 | 4.56 | 1 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | 74,974 | 4.52 | 1 | 1 |
| | Avante | Avante | Avante | 56,851 | 3.42 | 1 | 1 |
| | Always Forward | | Cidadania | 43,132 | 2.60 | 1 | 1 |
| | Always Forward | | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 25,728 | 1.55 | 0 | |
| | Patriota | Patriota | Patriota | 41,417 | 2.49 | 0 | |
| | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | 36,277 | 2.18 | 0 | 1 |
| | Podemos | Podemos | Podemos | 29,647 | 1.79 | 0 | 1 |
| | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | 25,705 | 1.55 | 0 | 2 |
| | New Party | New Party | New Party | 18,995 | 1.14 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | 18,863 | 1.14 | 0 | |
| | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | 17,625 | 1.06 | 0 | 2 |
| | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 14,795 | 0.89 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | 5,808 | 0.35 | 0 | |
| | Solidariedade | Solidariedade | Solidariedade | 4,054 | 0.24 | 0 | |
| | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | 3,368 | 0.20 | 0 | |
| | Popular Unity | Popular Unity | Popular Unity | 1,190 | 0.07 | 0 | New |
| | United Socialist Workers' Party | United Socialist Workers' Party | United Socialist Workers' Party | 342 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| | Workers' Cause Party | Workers' Cause Party | Workers' Cause Party | 209 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,660,387 | 100.00 | 24 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,660,387 | 91.97 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 56,446 | 3.13 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 88,490 | 4.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,805,323 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,193,440 | 82.31 | | |