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

In 2026, the winner of the governorship of Santa Catarina got 2,942,386 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 · 2026 · Santa Catarina

In 2026, Jorginho Mello (PL) won the election for governor of Santa Catarina in the first round, with 68.98% of the valid votes, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

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How many votes it takes to elect a governor, 2026

Winner: 2,942,386
Runner-up: 668,021

See the table from 1994 to 2026

In 2026, the winner of the governorship of Santa Catarina got 2,942,386 votes, among 8 candidates.

Year	Round	Candidates	Winner	Runner-up
2026	1º	8	2,942,386	668,021
2022	2º	2	2,983,949	1,237,016
2018	2º	2	2,644,179	1,075,242
2014	1º	8	1,763,735	1,026,722
2010	1º	7	1,815,304	857,698
2006	2º	2	1,685,184	1,511,916
2002	2º	2	1,512,447	1,491,723
1998	1º	6	1,429,982	561,155
1994	2º	2	1,288,044	1,247,562

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 Santa Catarina.

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Registered voters5,719,541

Turned out4,634,550

Abstentions1,084,991

Blank169,920

Null198,989

Valid4,265,641

Registered voters: voters who could vote. Turnout: how many went to the polls. Abstentions: how many stayed away (registered voters − turnout). Blank and Null: those who turned out but did not choose a valid candidate. Valid: the votes that count for candidates (turnout − blank − null); percentages are calculated on them.

Todas as eleições in Santa Catarina 34 anos, de 1933 a 2026

As eleições de Santa Catarina, 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 de Santa Catarina. 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.