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2022 Federal District election

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Turnout	82.40%
Gubernatorial election
Candidate Ibaneis Rocha Leandro Grass Party MDB PV Alliance United for the DF Brazil of Hope Running mate Celina Leão Olgamir Amancia Popular vote 832,633 434,587 Percentage 50.31% 26.26%
Candidate with the most votes per electoral zone (19):      Ibaneis Rocha (18)      Leandro Grass (1)
Governor before election Ibaneis Rocha MDB Elected Governor Ibaneis Rocha MDB
Senatorial election
2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) (one-only round)
Candidate Damares Alves Flávia Arruda Party Republicanos PL Alliance Union for Brasília United for the DF Popular vote 714,562 7,822,518 Percentage 45.25% 36.27%
Candidate with the most votes per electoral zone (19):      Damares Alvas (19)
Senator before election José Reguffe Independent Elected Senator Damares Alves Republicanos

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	2nd alternate senator: Egmar Tavares
	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
						2nd alternate senator: Fabíola Consttâncio
	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
						2nd alternate senator: Saulo Dias
	Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)	Marcelo Hipólito	Federal public servant		Brazilian Labour Party (PTB)	1st alternate senator: Sidney Pessôa	—	142
						2nd alternate senator: Rachib Saad
	United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	Elcimara de Souza	Federal public servant		United Socialist Workers' Party (PSTU)	1st alternate senator: Renato Ferreira	—	161
						2nd alternate senator: Sílvio Soares Filho
	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
						2nd alternate senator: Manoel Lima
	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)	2nd alternate senator: Godofredo Gonçalves
	Christian Democracy (DC)	José Gabriel Souza	Military police lieutenant colonel		Christian Democracy (DC)	1st alternate senator: Joel Amaral	—	270
						2nd alternate senator: Virgilio Macedo
	Workers' Cause Party (PCO)	Expedito Mendonça	Retired worker		Workers' Cause Party (PCO)	1st alternate senator: Ivo Brito	—	290
						2nd alternate senator: Valmir Barbosa
	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
					Podemos (PODE)	2nd alternate senator: João Cândido

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):

Results

Governor

Senator

Chamber of Deputies

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

Legislative Chamber

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

References

1. "Promulgada emenda constitucional da reforma eleitoral". Senado Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
2. Andrade, Camila (31 July 2022). "Ibaneis é oficializado candidato em chapa com Celina e Flávia Arruda". R7 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2023.
3. Puljiz, Mara (2 October 2022). "Ibaneis Rocha é reeleito governador do Distrito Federal". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2023.
4. "Veículos jornalísticos farão pools para debates presidenciais". Meio & Mensagem (in Portuguese). 29 July 2022.
5. "See calendar of debates for Presidency and for Government of São Paulo" (in Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 17 August 2022.
6. "When will the next debate for president be? See the dates and how to watch" (in Portuguese). Exame. 29 August 2022.

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