2026 Alagoas general election
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{{Short description|Brazilian state election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2026 Alagoas general election
| country = Alagoas
| type = presidential
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = 2022 Alagoas state elections
| previous_year = 2022
| next_election = 2030 Alagoas general election
| next_year = 2030
| election_date = 4 October 2026 (first round)
25 October 2026 (second round, if needed)
| seats_for_election = Governor and Vice Governor, 2 seats in the [[Federal Senate (Brazil)|Federal Senate]], 9 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]], and 27 seats in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alagoas]]
}}
The '''2026 Alagoas general election''' will be held on 4 October 2026 in the Brazilian state of [[Alagoas]] as part of the [[2026 Brazilian general election|2026 general election]]. Voters will elect a [[List of governors of Alagoas|Governor]], a Vice Governor, two [[Federal Senate (Brazil)|Senators]], 9 representatives to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]], and 27 members of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alagoas]]. If no candidate for governor receives a majority of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff will be held on 25 October 2026.
Incumbent governor [[Paulo Dantas]], elected to a first full term in 2022 after an indirect election earlier that year, announced in October 2025 that he would not seek any office in 2026 and would complete his term.{{cite news |title=Paulo Dantas será candidato em Alagoas em 2026? |url=https://ojornalextra.com.br/noticias/eleicoes-2026/2026/04/125278-paulo-dantas-sera-candidato-em-alagoas-em-2026 |work=Jornal Extra de Alagoas}} The two Senate seats up for election — those won in 2018 by [[Renan Calheiros]] and [[Rodrigo Cunha]] — are also contested; Cunha resigned his seat to serve as [[Maceió|Vice Mayor and later Mayor of Maceió]], with his alternate Eudócia Caldas taking office in the interim.{{cite news |title=Quem é Rodrigo Cunha e qual sua trajetória política em Alagoas? |url=https://ojornalextra.com.br/noticias/eleicoes-2026/2026/04/125340-quem-e-rodrigo-cunha-e-qual-sua-treajetoria-politica-em-alagoas |work=Jornal Extra de Alagoas}}
== Background ==
Paulo Dantas, a protégé of Senator [[Renan Calheiros]], took office as governor in May 2022 after being indirectly elected by the [[Legislative Assembly of Alagoas]] to complete the term of [[Renan Filho]], who had resigned to run for the Senate. Dantas subsequently won the October 2022 runoff against Rodrigo Cunha for a first full term. In December 2025, Renan Filho — then [[Minister of Transport (Brazil)|Minister of Transport]] in the Third Lula government — confirmed he would leave the cabinet to run for governor, with Dantas's public endorsement.{{cite news |date=23 January 2026 |title=Governador de Alagoas confirma apoio à candidatura de Renan Filho no estado |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/eleicoes/governador-de-alagoas-confirma-apoio-a-candidatura-de-renan-filho-no-estado/ |work=CNN Brasil}} Renan Filho formally left the Ministry of Transport in April 2026 during the desincompatibilização deadline; on the same day, [[João Henrique Caldas]] resigned as Mayor of Maceió, with Vice Mayor Rodrigo Cunha succeeding him.{{cite news |date=5 April 2026 |title=JHC renuncia, faz mistério sobre futuro e mantém cenário aberto em Alagoas |url=https://movimentoeconomico.com.br/politica/eleicoes-2026/2026/04/05/jhc-renuncia-faz-misterio-sobre-futuro-e-mantem-cenario-aberto-em-alagoas/ |work=Movimento Econômico}}
The race is widely framed as a new chapter in the long-running rivalry between the Calheiros family, led by Senator Renan Calheiros, and the Lira family, led by former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies [[Arthur Lira]], whose father [[Benedito de Lira]] died in 2025.{{cite news |date=24 September 2025 |title=Os favoritos dos alagoanos para o Senado, segundo nova pesquisa |url=https://www.cartacapital.com.br/politica/os-favoritos-dos-alagoanos-para-o-senado-segundo-nova-pesquisa/ |work=CartaCapital}}
== Electoral system ==
The governor and vice governor are elected on a joint ticket by a two-round system: a candidate who receives more than half of the valid votes in the first round is elected outright; otherwise, the top two candidates advance to a runoff. Senators are elected by simple plurality, with each voter casting ballots for two candidates since two of the state's three Senate seats are up for election. Federal and state deputies are elected by open-list proportional representation.
== Gubernatorial election ==
=== Candidates ===
* '''Renan Filho''', economist, former [[Minister of Transport (Brazil)|Minister of Transport]] (2023–2026), former Senator for Alagoas (2023), former Governor of Alagoas (2015–2022), former Federal Deputy (2011–2015), and former Mayor of Murici (2005–2010).
* '''[[João Henrique Caldas]]''' (JHC), lawyer, former Mayor of [[Maceió]] (2021–2026), former Federal Deputy (2015–2021), and former State Deputy (2011–2015); pre-candidate who resigned the mayoralty on 4 April 2026 but had not formally confirmed his ticket as of that date.
== Senate election ==
Two Senate seats are contested. The principal declared candidates include:
* '''[[Renan Calheiros]]''', lawyer, incumbent Senator for Alagoas (since 1995), former [[President of the Federal Senate]] (2005–2007, 2013–2017), former [[Minister of Justice (Brazil)|Minister of Justice]] (1998–1999), and former Federal Deputy; seeking a fifth consecutive Senate term.
* '''[[Arthur Lira]]''', lawyer, Federal Deputy for Alagoas (since 2011), former [[President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|President of the Chamber of Deputies]] (2021–2025), and former State Deputy (2003–2011).
* '''[[Alfredo Gaspar]]''', former public prosecutor, Federal Deputy for Alagoas (since 2023), and candidate for Governor of Alagoas in 2022.
== Chamber of Deputies election ==
Alagoas's nine seats in the federal [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]] will be contested under open-list proportional representation. Outgoing Federal Deputy Arthur Lira has announced that his son Álvaro Lira will run for his seat.{{cite news |date=21 July 2025 |title=Lira confirma candidatura ao Senado e prepara filho como sucessor na Câmara |url=https://folhadealagoas.com.br/2025/07/21/lira-confirma-candidatura-ao-senado-e-prepara-filho-como-sucessor-na-camara/ |work=Folha de Alagoas}}
== Legislative Assembly election ==
All 27 seats in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alagoas]] will be contested.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.tre-al.jus.br/ Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de Alagoas]
{{Brazilian elections}}{{Alagoas elections}}
{{Brazil-election-stub}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2026 Alagoas general election
| country = Alagoas
| type = presidential
| ongoing = yes
| previous_election = 2022 Alagoas state elections
| previous_year = 2022
| next_election = 2030 Alagoas general election
| next_year = 2030
| election_date = 4 October 2026 (first round)
25 October 2026 (second round, if needed)
| seats_for_election = Governor and Vice Governor, 2 seats in the [[Federal Senate (Brazil)|Federal Senate]], 9 seats in the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]], and 27 seats in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alagoas]]
}}
The '''2026 Alagoas general election''' will be held on 4 October 2026 in the Brazilian state of [[Alagoas]] as part of the [[2026 Brazilian general election|2026 general election]]. Voters will elect a [[List of governors of Alagoas|Governor]], a Vice Governor, two [[Federal Senate (Brazil)|Senators]], 9 representatives to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]], and 27 members of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alagoas]]. If no candidate for governor receives a majority of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff will be held on 25 October 2026.
Incumbent governor [[Paulo Dantas]], elected to a first full term in 2022 after an indirect election earlier that year, announced in October 2025 that he would not seek any office in 2026 and would complete his term.{{cite news |title=Paulo Dantas será candidato em Alagoas em 2026? |url=https://ojornalextra.com.br/noticias/eleicoes-2026/2026/04/125278-paulo-dantas-sera-candidato-em-alagoas-em-2026 |work=Jornal Extra de Alagoas}} The two Senate seats up for election — those won in 2018 by [[Renan Calheiros]] and [[Rodrigo Cunha]] — are also contested; Cunha resigned his seat to serve as [[Maceió|Vice Mayor and later Mayor of Maceió]], with his alternate Eudócia Caldas taking office in the interim.{{cite news |title=Quem é Rodrigo Cunha e qual sua trajetória política em Alagoas? |url=https://ojornalextra.com.br/noticias/eleicoes-2026/2026/04/125340-quem-e-rodrigo-cunha-e-qual-sua-treajetoria-politica-em-alagoas |work=Jornal Extra de Alagoas}}
== Background ==
Paulo Dantas, a protégé of Senator [[Renan Calheiros]], took office as governor in May 2022 after being indirectly elected by the [[Legislative Assembly of Alagoas]] to complete the term of [[Renan Filho]], who had resigned to run for the Senate. Dantas subsequently won the October 2022 runoff against Rodrigo Cunha for a first full term. In December 2025, Renan Filho — then [[Minister of Transport (Brazil)|Minister of Transport]] in the Third Lula government — confirmed he would leave the cabinet to run for governor, with Dantas's public endorsement.{{cite news |date=23 January 2026 |title=Governador de Alagoas confirma apoio à candidatura de Renan Filho no estado |url=https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/eleicoes/governador-de-alagoas-confirma-apoio-a-candidatura-de-renan-filho-no-estado/ |work=CNN Brasil}} Renan Filho formally left the Ministry of Transport in April 2026 during the desincompatibilização deadline; on the same day, [[João Henrique Caldas]] resigned as Mayor of Maceió, with Vice Mayor Rodrigo Cunha succeeding him.{{cite news |date=5 April 2026 |title=JHC renuncia, faz mistério sobre futuro e mantém cenário aberto em Alagoas |url=https://movimentoeconomico.com.br/politica/eleicoes-2026/2026/04/05/jhc-renuncia-faz-misterio-sobre-futuro-e-mantem-cenario-aberto-em-alagoas/ |work=Movimento Econômico}}
The race is widely framed as a new chapter in the long-running rivalry between the Calheiros family, led by Senator Renan Calheiros, and the Lira family, led by former Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies [[Arthur Lira]], whose father [[Benedito de Lira]] died in 2025.{{cite news |date=24 September 2025 |title=Os favoritos dos alagoanos para o Senado, segundo nova pesquisa |url=https://www.cartacapital.com.br/politica/os-favoritos-dos-alagoanos-para-o-senado-segundo-nova-pesquisa/ |work=CartaCapital}}
== Electoral system ==
The governor and vice governor are elected on a joint ticket by a two-round system: a candidate who receives more than half of the valid votes in the first round is elected outright; otherwise, the top two candidates advance to a runoff. Senators are elected by simple plurality, with each voter casting ballots for two candidates since two of the state's three Senate seats are up for election. Federal and state deputies are elected by open-list proportional representation.
== Gubernatorial election ==
=== Candidates ===
* '''Renan Filho''', economist, former [[Minister of Transport (Brazil)|Minister of Transport]] (2023–2026), former Senator for Alagoas (2023), former Governor of Alagoas (2015–2022), former Federal Deputy (2011–2015), and former Mayor of Murici (2005–2010).
* '''[[João Henrique Caldas]]''' (JHC), lawyer, former Mayor of [[Maceió]] (2021–2026), former Federal Deputy (2015–2021), and former State Deputy (2011–2015); pre-candidate who resigned the mayoralty on 4 April 2026 but had not formally confirmed his ticket as of that date.
== Senate election ==
Two Senate seats are contested. The principal declared candidates include:
* '''[[Renan Calheiros]]''', lawyer, incumbent Senator for Alagoas (since 1995), former [[President of the Federal Senate]] (2005–2007, 2013–2017), former [[Minister of Justice (Brazil)|Minister of Justice]] (1998–1999), and former Federal Deputy; seeking a fifth consecutive Senate term.
* '''[[Arthur Lira]]''', lawyer, Federal Deputy for Alagoas (since 2011), former [[President of the Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|President of the Chamber of Deputies]] (2021–2025), and former State Deputy (2003–2011).
* '''[[Alfredo Gaspar]]''', former public prosecutor, Federal Deputy for Alagoas (since 2023), and candidate for Governor of Alagoas in 2022.
== Chamber of Deputies election ==
Alagoas's nine seats in the federal [[Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)|Chamber of Deputies]] will be contested under open-list proportional representation. Outgoing Federal Deputy Arthur Lira has announced that his son Álvaro Lira will run for his seat.{{cite news |date=21 July 2025 |title=Lira confirma candidatura ao Senado e prepara filho como sucessor na Câmara |url=https://folhadealagoas.com.br/2025/07/21/lira-confirma-candidatura-ao-senado-e-prepara-filho-como-sucessor-na-camara/ |work=Folha de Alagoas}}
== Legislative Assembly election ==
All 27 seats in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alagoas]] will be contested.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.tre-al.jus.br/ Tribunal Regional Eleitoral de Alagoas]
{{Brazilian elections}}{{Alagoas elections}}
{{Brazil-election-stub}}
