# 2022 Espírito Santo gubernatorial election

The 2022 Espírito Santo gubernatorial election occurred on 2 October 2022 and elected the Governor and Vice Governor of the state and members for the 30 seats of the Legislative Assembly.
After the previous election, incumbent Governor Renato Casagrande was eligible for a second consecutive term, making a rematch with former member of the Chamber of Deputies, Carlos Manato (PL). Casagrande was re-elected with 53.80% of the valid votes in the second round against Manato. From this time on, the terms of the Governor and Vice Governor began on 1 January 2023 and will expire on 6 January 2027, after the approval of a constitutional amendment in 2021.
For the seat available for the Federal Senate, incumbent Senator Rose de Freitas (MDB) lost her seat to former Senator Magno Malta (PL).

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Party | Running mate | Coalition | Electoral number |
| | Liberal Party (PL) | Carlos Manato | Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2003–2019 | | Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | Bruno Lourenço | Espírito Santos of All the Capixabas Liberal Party (PL) Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | 22 |
| | Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) | Renato Casagrande | Governor of Espírito Santo (since 2019) | | Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) | Ricardo Ferraço | Together for a Stronger Espírito Santo Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Always Forward Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Cidadania Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Brazil of Hope Workers' Party (PT) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Green Party (PV) Progressistas (PP) Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Podemos (PODE) | 40 |

#### Candidates failing to make runoff

| Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Running mate | Coalition | Electoral number |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Vinicius Souza | Military Police captain | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Soraia Chiabai | — | 16 |
| Sustainability Network (REDE) | Audifax Barcelos | Mayor of Serra, Espírito Santo (2013–2021) | Solidariedade | Carla Andressa | Commitment with Life PSOL REDE Federation Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Sustainability Network (REDE) Solidariedade Avante Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) | 18 |
| Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | Claudio Paiva | Administrator and business advisor | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | Mauro Aurélio | — | 28 |
| New Party (NOVO) | Aridelmo Teixeira | Secretary of Finance of Vitória (2021–2022) | New Party (NOVO) | Camila Domingues | — | 30 |
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Guerino Zanon | Mayor of Linhares (2017–2022) | Social Democratic Party (PSD) | Marcus Magalhães | Espírito Santo Deserves More Social Democratic Party (PSD) Christian Democracy (DC) Brazilian Woman's Party (PMB) | 55 |

### Senator

| Party | Candidate | Most relevant political office or occupation | Party | Candidates for Alternate Senators | Coalition | Electoral number |
| Republicans | Erick Musso | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Espírito Santo (2015–2023) | Republicans | 1st alternate senator: Edimar Hermogenes | It's the Time of the People Republicanos Brazil Union (UNIÃO) Social Christian Party (PSC) Patriota | 100 |
| Republicans | Erick Musso | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Espírito Santo (2015–2023) | Republicans | 2nd alternate senator: Bruna Rafaella | It's the Time of the People Republicanos Brazil Union (UNIÃO) Social Christian Party (PSC) Patriota | 100 |
| Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | Rose de Freitas | Senator for Espírito Santo (2015–2023) | Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | 1st alternate senator: Solange Lube | Together for a Stronger Espírito Santo Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Always Forward Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Cidadania Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Brazil of Hope Workers' Party (PT) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Green Party (PV) Progressistas (PP) Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Podemos (PODE) | 156 |
| Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) | Rose de Freitas | Senator for Espírito Santo (2015–2023) | Democratic Labour Party (PDT) | 2nd alternate senator: Vera Costa | Together for a Stronger Espírito Santo Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) Always Forward Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB) Cidadania Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) Brazil of Hope Workers' Party (PT) Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) Green Party (PV) Progressistas (PP) Democratic Labour Party (PDT) Podemos (PODE) | 156 |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Filipe Skiter | Federal public servant | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | 1st alternate senator: Átila Ibilê | — | 161 |
| United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | Filipe Skiter | Federal public servant | United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU) | 2nd alternate senator: Cosme Fermino | — | 161 |
| Liberal Party (PL) | Magno Malta | Senator for Espírito Santo (2003–2019) | Liberal Party (PL) | 1st alternate senator: Abraão Veloso | Espírito Santos of All the Capixabas Liberal Party (PL) Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | 222 |
| Liberal Party (PL) | Magno Malta | Senator for Espírito Santo (2003–2019) | Liberal Party (PL) | 2nd alternate senator: Emerson Santana | Espírito Santos of All the Capixabas Liberal Party (PL) Brazilian Labour Party (PTB) | 222 |
| Christian Democracy (DC) | Julio Cesar Lugato | Retired military | Christian Democracy (DC) | 1st alternate senator: Raimunda Carla da Silva | — | 277 |
| Christian Democracy (DC) | Julio Cesar Lugato | Retired military | Christian Democracy (DC) | 2nd alternate senator: Fernando Meier | — | 277 |
| Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | Antônio Bungenstab | Economist | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | 1st alternate senator: Maria do Socorro Nogueira | — | 288 |
| Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | Antônio Bungenstab | Economist | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) | 2nd alternate senator: Ceumar Sepulcri | — | 288 |
| Agir | Idalécio Carone | Entrepreneur | Agir | 1st alternate senator: Cezar Assreuy | — | 366 |
| Agir | Idalécio Carone | Entrepreneur | Agir | 2nd alternate senator: Luciano de Souza | — | 366 |
| Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Gilberto Campos | State Revenue Service tax auditor | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 1st alternate senator: Rafaella Machado | Commitment with Life PSOL REDE Federation Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Sustainability Network (REDE) Solidariedade Avante Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) | 500 |
| Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | Gilberto Campos | State Revenue Service tax auditor | Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) | 2nd alternate senator: Wilson Junior | Commitment with Life PSOL REDE Federation Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) Sustainability Network (REDE) Solidariedade Avante Republican Party of the Social Order (PROS) | 500 |
| Avante | Nelson Júnior | Evangelical pastor | Avante | 1st alternate senator: Marcel Carone | — | 777 |
| Avante | Nelson Júnior | Evangelical pastor | Avante | 2nd alternate senator: Romeu Rocha | — | 777 |

## Opinion polls
### Governor
#### First round

| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Casagrande PSB | Manato PL | Zanon PSD | Barcelos REDE | Teixeira NOVO | Souza PSTU | Paiva PRTB | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
| 2022 election | 2 October | — | 46.94% | 38.48% | 7.03% | 6.51% | 0.76% | 0.22% | 0.07% | 9.99% | 8.46% |
| IPEC | 28–30 September | 800 | 53% | 23% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 10% | 30% |
| RealTime Big Data | 26–27 September | 1,000 | 46% | 26% | 7% | 6% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 13% | 20% |
| Ipopes | 21–26 September | 1,260 | 40.48% | 16.67% | 7.30% | 12.06% | 0.87% | 0.48% | 0.40% | 21.75% | 23.81% |
| IPEC | 19–21 September | 800 | 53% | 18% | 7% | 7% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 15% | 35% |
| IPEC | 30 August–1 September | 800 | 56% | 19% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 11% | 37% |
| RealTime Big Data | 23–24 August | 1,500 | 49% | 21% | 4% | 6% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 28% |
| Ipopes | 19–23 August | 1,260 | 44.60% | 12.16% | 7.30% | 7.94% | 0.48% | 0.87% | 0.87% | 25.79% | 32.44% |
| IPEC | 14–16 August | 608 | 52% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 22% | 42% |

#### Second round

| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Casagrande PSB | Manato PL | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
| 2022 election | 30 October | — | 53.8% | 46.2% | 6.08% | 7.6% |
| IPEC | 27–29 October | 800 | 50% | 44% | 6% | 6% |
| RealTime Big Data | 25–26 October | 1,000 | 48% | 46% | 6% | 2% |
| Perfil | 24–26 October | 1,200 | 51.58% | 39.67% | 8.75% | 11.91% |
| Veritá | 19–21 October | 1,512 | 46.1% | 50.3% | 3.5% | 4.2% |
| IPEC | 19–21 October | 800 | 49% | 40% | 10% | 9% |
| RealTime Big Data | 18–19 October | 1,000 | 48% | 45% | 6% | 3% |
| Veritá | 13–16 October | 1,512 | 46.2% | 48.6% | 5.2% | 2.4% |
| RealTime Big Data | 10–11 October | 1,000 | 48% | 42% | 10% | 6% |

### Senator

| Pollster/client(s) | Date(s) conducted | Sample size | Malta PL | Freitas MDB | Musso Republicanos | Campos PSOL | Júnior Avante | Lugato DC | Skiter PSTU | Carone Agir | Bungenstab PRTB | Abst. Undec. | Lead |
| 2022 election | 2 October | — | 41.95% | 38.17% | 17.25% | 1.03% | 0.60% | 0.41% | 0.29% | 0.17% | 0.13% | 15.33% | 3.78% |
| IPEC | 28–30 September | 800 | 29% | 35% | 9% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 21% | 6% |
| RealTime Big Data | 26–27 September | 1,000 | 32% | 32% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 24% | Tie |
| Ipopes | 21–26 September | 1,260 | 25.24% | 22.46% | 11.83% | 0.95% | 1.11% | — | 0.87% | 0.63% | — | 36.9% | 2.78% |
| IPEC | 19–21 September | 800 | 27% | 31% | 8% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 27% | 4% |
| IPEC | 30 August–1 September | 800 | 27% | 27% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 1% | 30% | Tie |
| RealTime Big Data | 23–24 August | 1,500 | 33% | 20% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 37% | 13% |
| Ipopes | 19–23 August | 1,260 | 27.70% | 17.78% | 4.92% | 1.27% | 1.59% | 0% | 1.11% | 1.75% | 0% | 43.89% | 9.92% |
| IPEC | 14–16 August | 608 | 29% | 22% | 4% | 2% | 1% | — | 1% | 5% | 0% | 35% | 7% |

## Results
### Governor

| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | First round | First round | Second round | Second round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| | Renato Casagrande (incumbent) | Ricardo Ferraço (PSDB) | PSB | 976,652 | 46.94 | 1,171,288 | 53.80 |
| | Carlos Manato | Bruno Lourenço (PTB) | PL | 800,598 | 38.48 | 1,006,021 | 46.20 |
| | Guerino Zanon | Marcus Magalhães | PSD | 146,177 | 7.03 | | |
| | Audifax Barcelos | Carla Andressa (Solidariedade) | REDE | 135,512 | 6.51 | | |
| | Aridelmo Teixeira | Camila Domingues | NOVO | 15,786 | 0.76 | | |
| | Vinicius Souza | Soraia Chiabai | PSTU | 4,505 | 0.22 | | |
| | Cláudio Paiva | Aurélio Ferreguetti | PRTB | 1,418 | 0.07 | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2,080,648 | 100.00 | 2,177,309 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,080,648 | 90.01 | 2,177,309 | 93.92 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 129,835 | 5.62 | 94,782 | 4.09 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 101,146 | 4.38 | 46,259 | 2.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,311,629 | 100.00 | 2,318,350 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,917,714 | 79.23 | 2,917,714 | 79.46 |
| | PSB hold | PSB hold | PSB hold | PSB hold | PSB hold | PSB hold | PSB hold |

### Senator

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Magno Malta | PL | 821,189 | 41.95 |
| | Rose de Freitas (incumbent) | MDB | 747,104 | 38.17 |
| | Erick Musso | Republicanos | 337,642 | 17.25 |
| | Gilberto Campos | PSOL | 20,138 | 1.03 |
| | Nelson Júnior | Avante | 11,787 | 0.60 |
| | Julio Cesar Lugato | DC | 7,978 | 0.41 |
| | Filipe Skiter | PSTU | 5,621 | 0.29 |
| | Idalécio Carone | Agir | 3,357 | 0.17 |
| | Antonio Bungenstab | PRTB | 2,534 | 0.13 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,957,350 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,957,350 | 84.67 |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 173,933 | 7.52 |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 180,346 | 7.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,311,629 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,917,714 | 79.23 |
| | PL gain from MDB | PL gain from MDB | PL gain from MDB | PL gain from MDB |

### Chamber of Deputies

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Progressistas | Progressistas | Progressistas | 296,301 | 14.21 | 2 | 1 |
| | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | 220,995 | 10.60 | 1 | |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Workers' Party | 208,654 | 10.01 | 2 | 1 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Communist Party of Brazil | 8,015 | 0.38 | 0 | |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Green Party | 1,118 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| | Republicanos | Republicanos | Republicanos | 200,917 | 9.64 | 2 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | 194,539 | 9.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | Podemos | Podemos | Podemos | 193,999 | 9.31 | 2 | 2 |
| | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | 153,591 | 7.37 | 0 | |
| | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | 125,713 | 6.03 | 0 | 1 |
| | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | 123,947 | 5.95 | 0 | New |
| | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | 123,750 | 5.94 | 0 | |
| | Always Forward | | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 95,632 | 4.59 | 0 | |
| | Always Forward | | Cidadania | 1,713 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 |
| | Patriota | Patriota | Patriota | 75,289 | 3.61 | 0 | 1 |
| | PSOL REDE Federation | | Sustainability Network | 21,739 | 1.04 | 0 | 1 |
| | PSOL REDE Federation | | Socialism and Liberty Party | 13,797 | 0.66 | 0 | |
| | New Party | New Party | New Party | 8,819 | 0.42 | 0 | |
| | Solidariedade | Solidariedade | Solidariedade | 3,633 | 0.17 | 0 | |
| | Avante | Avante | Avante | 3,145 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | 2,644 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 |
| | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | 2,070 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 2,023 | 0.10 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | 1,391 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | 534 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 |
| | Agir | Agir | Agir | 462 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2,084,430 | 100.00 | 10 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,084,430 | 90.17 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 81,978 | 3.55 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 145,221 | 6.28 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,311,629 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,917,714 | 79.23 | | |

### Legislative Assembly

| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | Liberal Party | 265,398 | 12.78 | 5 | 5 |
| | Republicanos | Republicanos | Republicanos | 258,409 | 12.44 | 4 | 2 |
| | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | Brazilian Socialist Party | 164,155 | 7.90 | 3 | 1 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Workers' Party | 146,606 | 7.06 | 2 | 1 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Green Party | 13,711 | 0.66 | 0 | 2 |
| | Brazil of Hope | | Communist Party of Brazil | 11,657 | 0.56 | 0 | |
| | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | Brazil Union | 144,715 | 6.97 | 2 | New |
| | Podemos | Podemos | Podemos | 140,112 | 6.74 | 3 | 3 |
| | Progressistas | Progressistas | Progressistas | 137,514 | 6.62 | 2 | 1 |
| | Always Forward | | Brazilian Social Democracy Party | 113,730 | 5.47 | 2 | 1 |
| | Always Forward | | Cidadania | 32,895 | 1.58 | 1 | |
| | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | Democratic Labour Party | 109,905 | 5.29 | 2 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | Brazilian Labour Party | 96,412 | 4.64 | 1 | |
| | Patriota | Patriota | Patriota | 81,389 | 3.92 | 1 | |
| | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | Social Christian Party | 73,749 | 3.55 | 1 | 1 |
| | PSOL REDE Federation | | Socialism and Liberty Party | 56,100 | 2.70 | 1 | 1 |
| | PSOL REDE Federation | | Sustainability Network | 49,327 | 2.37 | 0 | 1 |
| | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | Social Democratic Party | 48,628 | 2.34 | 0 | 1 |
| | Solidariedade | Solidariedade | Solidariedade | 44,589 | 2.15 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | Brazilian Democratic Movement | 30,907 | 1.49 | 0 | 2 |
| | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | Christian Democracy | 25,642 | 1.23 | 0 | 1 |
| | Agir | Agir | Agir | 13,358 | 0.64 | 0 | |
| | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | Brazilian Woman's Party | 9,562 | 0.46 | 0 | |
| | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | Republican Party of the Social Order | 7,278 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 |
| | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | Brazilian Labour Renewal Party | 1,526 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2,077,274 | 100.00 | 30 | – |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,077,274 | 89.86 | | |
| Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | Invalid votes | 94,330 | 4.08 | | |
| Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | Blank votes | 140,025 | 6.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,311,629 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,917,714 | 79.23 | | |