The 2022 Mato Grosso do Sul state election took place in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil between 2 October 2022 (first round) and 30 October 2022 (second round). Voters elected a governor, vice governor, a senator, 8 representatives for the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (federal deputies) and 24 Legislative Assembly members (state deputies). The incumbent governor at the time, Reinaldo Azambuja, wasn't allowed to run for reelection for a third consecutive time due to term limits established by the Federal Constitution of Brazil (art. 14, paragraph 5).
Eduardo Riedel, a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party was elected governor along with José Carlos Barbosa, his vice governor, a member of Progressistas. The governor and the vice governor are both elected for a four-year term starting 1 January 2023 and with the approval of Constitutional Amendment nº 111, their terms will end on 6 January 2027.
For the Federal Senate election, the seat occupied by the incumbent Simone Tebet (MDB) was at dispute. She was first elected as a senator in 2014 Mato Grosso do Sul state elections and decided to run for presidency in 2022 Brazilian general election. Tereza Cristina, the former Minister of Agriculture of Brazil under the Presidency of Jair Bolsonaro, was elected to replace Tebet as a senator for an eight-year term (2023–2031).
Electoral calendar
Note: This section only presents the main dates of the 2022 electoral calendar, check the TSE official website (in Portuguese) and other official sources for detailed information.
Gubernatorial candidates
The party conventions began on July 20 and continued until 5 August 2022. The following political parties have confirmed their candidacies. Political parties had until 15 August 2022 to formally register their candidates.
Confirmed candidacies
- Eduardo Riedel (PSDB): Riedel was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro. He is a businessman and was the Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Housing of Mato Grosso do Sul from February 2021 to April 2022 and also the Secretary of State for Government and Strategic Management of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2015 to 2021, both of these under Reinaldo Azambuja's government. Riedel was also the president of the Maracaju Union in 1999, the vice-president of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Mato Grosso do Sul and was also the director of the National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA). Riedel was also the president of Famasul from 2012 to 2014 and from 2011 to 2014, he was also the president of the Council of Sebrae/MS. His candidacy was announced at a Brazilian Social Democracy Party convention on 5 August 2022. The vice on his gubernatorial ticket is the lawyer José Carlos Barbosa (also known as Barbosinha), born in São Simão and a member of Progressives (PP). Barbosinha was a state deputy between 2014 and 2023 and was also Secretary of State for Justice and Public Security of Mato Grosso do Sul between April 2016 and December 2017, president of SANESUL between 2007 and 2014 and mayor of the city of Angélica, Mato Grosso do Sul between 1989 and 1992.
- Capitão Contar (PRTB): Contar was born in Campinas and is a military veteran. He was also a state deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul from 2019 to 2023 and was also the most voted state deputy in the 2018 Mato Grosso do Sul state elections. His candidacy was announced at a party convention on 5 August 2022. The vice on his gubernatorial ticket is Humberto Sávio Abussafi Figueiró (also known as Beto Figueiró), a lawyer, university professor, businessman and rancher. He was born in Campo Grande and is also a member of the Brazilian Labour Renewal Party.
- André Puccinelli (MDB): Puccinelli was born in Viareggio, Italy, and is a doctor. He was also the Governor of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2007 to 2015, Mayor of Campo Grande from 1997 to 2005, Federal Deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul from 1995 to 1997 and State Deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul from 1987 to 1995. Puccinelli was also the State Secretary of Health of Mato Grosso do Sul from 1983 to 1984 under Wilson Barbosa Martins' government. His candidacy was announced at a Brazilian Democratic Movement convention on 5 August 2022. The vice on his gubernatorial ticket is the former Secretary of Social Assistance of Mato Grosso do Sul, Tania Garib, born in Regente Feijó.
- Rose Modesto (UNIÃO): Modesto was born in Fátima do Sul and was a teacher and a federal deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul from 2019 to 2023. She was also the vice-governor of Mato Grosso do Sul from 2015 to 2019 and also the Secretary of Human Rights, Social Assistance and Labour of Mato Grosso do Sul under Reinaldo Azambuja's government from 2015 to 2016. She was also a councillor of Campo Grande from 2009 to 2014. Her candidacy was announced on a Brazil Union convention on 22 July 2022. The vice on her gubernatorial ticket is the agricultural producer Alberto Schlatter, born in Presidente Wenceslau and a member of Podemos (PODE).
- Marquinhos Trad (PSD): Trad was born in Campo Grande, is a lawyer and was the mayor of Campo Grande from 2017 to 2022, a state deputy for Mato Grosso do Sul from 2007 to 2016 and was also a councillor of Campo Grande from 2005 to 2007. He was also the Municipal Secretary of Land Affairs of Campo Grande in André Puccinelli's government from 1996 to 2000. His candidacy was announced at a convention of the Social Democratic Party on 30 July 2022. The vice on his gubernatorial ticket presented is the doctor Viviane Orro, born in Aquidauana and also a member of the Social Democratic Party.
- Giselle Marques (PT): Marques was born in Campo Grande and is a lawyer, activist and a professor. She was also the manager of Environmental Control at Imasul from 2002 to 2004 and the superintendent of Procon/MS from 2004 to 2007. Her candidacy was announced at a Workers' Party (Brazil of Hope) convention on 30 July 2022. The vice on her gubernatorial ticket is the lawyer Abilio Vaneli, born in Coxim and also a member of the Workers' Party.
- Adonis Marcos (PSOL): Adonis was born in Cascavel and is a businessman and his candidacy was announced by the PSOL REDE Federation on 24 July 2022. The vice on his gubernatorial ticket is Ilmo Candido de Souza, born in the city of São Paulo. Ilmo is a member of the Sustainability Network (REDE).
Rejected candidacies
- Magno de Souza (PCO): The Regional Electoral Court of Mato Grosso do Sul (TRE-MS) rejected his candidacy because it didn't comply with the Clean Record Act.