Santa Catarina, Brazil, general election 2026: Governor

Final count

Turnout 81.0%: 4,634,550 ballots from 5,719,541 registered voters.

TSE EA20 result file, round 1, generated 24 Oct 2026 11:26:57 Brasília time: final totalisation ('tf': 's', 'and': 'f'), 17,326 of 17,326 polling sections totalised on 4 Oct 2026 at 21:55:27 (Brasília time, UTC-3). 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) 4,265,641; ballots = attendance ('c') 4,634,550; electorate ('te') 5,719,541; blank 169,920, null 198,989. Elected in round 1 (absolute majority of valid votes, Constitution art. 28 with art. 77): JORGINHO MELLO (PL), status 'Eleito'. Diplomação (by 18 Dec 2026) is a later formality and does not change the count. Observed: the TSE result file for SC (governor, cargo 3, election 6259) shows the final totalisation ('tf': 's', 'and': 'f', all 17,326 polling sections) on 4 Oct 2026 at 21:55:27 Brasília time, recorded as 2026-10-05T00:55:27Z. Published by Tribunal Superior Eleitoral, 24 Oct 2026: resultados.tse.jus.br/oficial/ele2026/6259/dados/sc/sc-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".