In 1998, there were elections for president, governor, senator, federal deputy and state deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). For president, Fernando Henrique (PSDB) won the election in the first round with 53.06% of the valid votes. For governor, 14 states decided in the first round and 13 went to the runoff; counting both rounds, PFL and PSDB elected the most governors, 7 each. For the Senate, 27 senators were elected; PMDB elected the most senators in this election (12), followed by PFL (5) and PSDB (4). For federal deputy, 513 were elected; the largest caucus was that of PFL (105), and the most votes in the country went to Genoino (PT-SP). For state deputy, 1,059 were elected; the largest caucus was that of PMDB (176).

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.