In 1982, there were elections for governor, senator, federal deputy and state deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). For governor, 22 states decided; PDS elected the most governors (12), followed by PMDB (9) and PDT (1). For the Senate, 25 senators were elected; PDS elected the most senators in this election (15), followed by PMDB (9) and PDT (1). For federal deputy, 479 were elected; the largest caucus was that of PDS (235), and the most votes in the country went to Paulo Salim Maluf (PDS-SP). For state deputy, 947 were elected; the largest caucus was that of PDS (476).

G é Eleição Geral: presidente, governador, senador e deputados. L é Eleição Local (municipal): prefeito e vereador. De 1933 a 1990 o TSE não publica cargo municipal, então esses anos são todos G.