Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, general election 2026: Governor

Final count

Turnout 76.7%: 9,845,867 ballots from 12,842,517 registered voters.

TSE EA20 result file, round 1, generated 10 Oct 2026 15:09:50 Brasília time: final totalisation ('tf': 's', 'and': 'f'), 37,675 of 37,675 polling sections totalised on 10 Oct 2026 at 15:07:39 (Brasília time, UTC-3). The file shows only its latest totalisation: this race was re-totalised after polling day, and the time of the first totalisation is not in the file. Rows: each candidate's ballot name and party as the TSE writes them, with nominal votes. totalVotes = valid votes ('vv', nominal only: no party-label votes for this office) 8,394,627; ballots = attendance ('c') 9,845,867; electorate ('te') 12,842,517; blank 501,537, null 949,703. Elected in round 1 (absolute majority of valid votes, Constitution art. 28 with art. 77): DOUGLAS RUAS (PL), status 'Eleito'. Diplomação (by 18 Dec 2026) is a later formality and does not change the count. Observed: the TSE result file for RJ (governor, cargo 3, election 6259) shows the final totalisation ('tf': 's', 'and': 'f', all 37,675 polling sections) on 10 Oct 2026 at 15:07:39 Brasília time, recorded as 2026-10-10T18:07:39Z. That is a re-totalisation after polling day; the file does not show the time of the first one. Published by Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, 10 Oct 2026: resultados.tse.jus.br/oficial/ele2026/6259/dados/rj/rj-c0003-e006259-u.json. Official publication of the TSE; no reuse terms stated. Lei 9.610/1998 art. 8 IV (planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/l9610.htm, read 25 Oct 2026): "Não são objeto de proteção como direitos autorais [...] os textos de tratados ou convenções, leis, decretos, regulamentos, decisões judiciais e demais atos oficiais".