Lucas Ribeiro is reelected governor of Paraíba in the first round
Ribeiro obtained 64.41% of valid votes, according to data from TSE
Lucas Ribeiro was re-elected governor of Paraíba on Sunday (4), in the first round of the 2026 elections. The PP candidate obtained 64.41% of the valid votes, the equivalent of 1,233,120 votes, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
By 6:57 p.m., 85.57% of the ballot boxes had been totaled in the state. With the result, he is mathematically elected.
Ribeiro was ahead of Efraim Filho (PL), who received 24.44% of the vote (477,730).
The following candidates appear:
Cicero Lucena (MDB), 10.73%;
Yuri Ezequiel (UP), 0.38%;
Camilo Duarte (PCO), 0.11%.
Election to governor is defined in the first round when a nomination gets more than half of the valid votes. With the result, there will be no second round for the government of Paraíba.
The current governor of Paraíba, Lucas Ribeiro, took office in April 2026, after the resignation of João Azevêdo. Before that, he was a councilman and deputy mayor of Campina Grande and deputy governor of the state. In 2026, he was seeking re-election.
The vote for governor took place simultaneously with the election for president, senator and federal, state or district deputies (in the case of the Federal District).
