2022 Bahia gubernatorial election

The 2022 Bahia state election took place in the state of Bahia, Brazil on 2 October 2022. The elections saw voters choose a Governor and Vice Governor, one Senator, 39 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies, and 63 Legislative Assembly members. The incumbent Governor, Rui Costa, of the Workers' Party (PT), was not eligible for a third term since he ran for governor in 2014 and 2018. In a significant upset, PT nominee and Secretary of Education Jerônimo led Mayor of Salvador ACM Neto in the first round of elections despite the vast majority of registered opinion polls indicating the leadership or even outright victory of Neto. In the end, Jerônimo obtained 49.45% of valid votes to ACM's 40.8%; less than a percentage point within of winning the election in the first round. Nevertheless, as no candidate obtained a majority of the vote, there will be a second round election on October 30 2022.

2022 Bahia state election

2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) (first round)
30 October 2022 (2022-10-30) (second round)
Opinion polls
Turnout78.65% (first round)
Gubernatorial election
 
Candidate Jerônimo Rodrigues ACM Neto
Party PT UNIÃO
Alliance For Bahia, for Brazil To Change Bahia
Running mate Geraldo Júnior Ana Coelho
Popular vote 4,480,464 4,007,023
Percentage 52.79% 47.21%

Candidate most voted in each municipality in the 2nd round (417):
  Jerônimo Rodrigues (364)
  ACM Neto (53)

Governor before election

Rui Costa
PT

Elected Governor

Jerônimo Rodrigues
PT

Parliamentary election

All 94 seats of the Legislative Assembly
Party % Seats +/–
Legislative Assembly
UNIÃO 14.51% 10 +1
PT 15.36% 9 −1
PSD 13.98% 9 0
PP 9.05% 6 −1
PL 5.91% 4 +3
Republicanos 5.05% 3 +2
PSDB 4.70% 3 0
PCdoB 4.22% 4 −1
PV 1.57% 4 +4
PSB 3.92% 2 −2
Solidarity 3.45% 2 +2
MDB 3.11% 2 +1
PDT 2.80% 1 −2
PSC 2.46% 1 −2
PSOL 1.86% 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senatorial election
2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) (one-only round)
Opinion polls
 
Candidate Otto Alencar Cacá Leão
Party PSD Progressistas
Alliance Bahia and Brazil To Change Bahia
Popular vote 4,218,333 1,826,218
Percentage 58.31% 25.24%

Candidate most voted in each municipality in the 2nd round (417):
  Otto Alencar (382)
  Cacá Leão (31)
  Raíssa Soares (4)

Senator before election

Otto Alencar
PSD

Elected Senator

Otto Alencar
PSD

In the election for Federal Senate from the state of Bahia, incumbent Senator Otto Alencar (PSD) whose seat was up for election ran for re-election. and was successfully re-elected with 58.3% of valid votes.

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