In 1986, there were elections for governor, senator, federal deputy and state deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). For governor, 23 states decided; PMDB elected the most governors (22), followed by PFL (1). For the Senate, 49 senators were elected; PMDB elected the most senators in this election (38), followed by PFL (7) and PDS (2). For federal deputy, 487 were elected; the largest caucus was that of PMDB (260), and the most votes in the country went to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT-SP). For state deputy, 953 were elected; the largest caucus was that of PMDB (447).

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.