How many votes does it take to elect a governor in Maranhão?

In 2026, the winner of the governorship of Maranhão got 2,104,122 votes, among 8 candidates. The race is decided by majority: whoever gets the most votes wins, with no party quotient. Source: Radar do Voto, with data from the TSE.

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Governor · 1947 · Maranhão

In 1947, Sebastião Archer da Silva (PPB) won the election for governor of Maranhão, with 48.18% of the votes, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

Governor year by year

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Eleição de 1947 cargo a cargo

Governor 1947 Senator 1947 State deputy 1947

Nas cidades de MA em 1996 a municipal mais perto

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Todas as eleições in Maranhão 34 anos, de 1933 a 2026, na grade de anos e cargos

Uma cidade do Maranhão

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As maiores cidades de MA

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How many votes it takes to elect a governor, 2026

Winner: 2,104,122
Runner-up: 1,354,044

See the table from 1994 to 2026

In 2026, the winner of the governorship of Maranhão got 2,104,122 votes, among 8 candidates.

Year	Round	Candidates	Winner	Runner-up
2026	1º	8	2,104,122	1,354,044
2022	1º	9	1,769,187	857,744
2018	1º	6	1,867,412	947,237
2014	1º	6	1,877,064	995,619
2010	1º	6	1,459,792	859,402
2006	2º	2	1,393,754	1,295,880
2002	1º	4	1,076,893	896,930
1998	1º	5	1,005,755	401,578
1994	2º	2	753,901	735,841

Majority race: whoever gets the most votes wins, with no party quotient. Each row is a round. When there was a runoff, that is where the election was decided.

The table above already includes every year from 1994 onward. To see an election before 1994, choose the year in All elections in Maranhão.

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Todas as eleições in Maranhão 34 anos, de 1933 a 2026

As eleições do Maranhão, ano a ano: nas eleições gerais de 1933 a 2026, a votação de cada candidato a presidente (somada no estado), governador, senador, deputado federal e deputado estadual, com a lista completa dos candidatos e quem foi eleito; nas eleições municipais de 1996 a 2024, prefeito e vereador, apurados cidade a cidade: cada uma leva às cidades do Maranhão. Escolha o ano e o cargo:

General election: president, governor, senator and deputies. Municipal election: mayor and city councillor.

The cutoff table covers from 1994 to 2026; the results by election go as far as the TSE publishes each office. Mayor and city council votes are counted city by city: in the list of elections, each one takes you to the cities in the state.

The percentage of valid votes is not shown in this table: valid votes include party-only votes, which do not go to any candidate.