Piauí reelected Rafael Fonteles as governor in the first round
Ribeiro obtained 70.16% of valid votes, according to TSE data
Rafael Fonteles (PT) was re-elected governor of Paraíba on Sunday (4), in the first round of the 2026 elections. The PT candidate obtained 70.16% of the valid votes, the equivalent of 1,180.667 votes, according to data from the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).
By 7:29 p.m., 83.43% of the ballot boxes had been totaled in the state. With the result, he is mathematically elected.
Ribeiro was ahead of Joel Rodrigues (PP), who received 28.20% of the vote (474,596).
The following candidates appear:
Professor Gisvaldo (PSOL), 0.52%;
Dr. Lúcia Santos (PSDB), 0.49%;
Elizeu Aguar (New), 0.27%;
Geraldo Carvalho (PSTU), 0.10%;
Santiago Belizário (UP), 0.09%;
Lourdes Melo (PCO), 0.07%;
Professor Jurity (DC), 0.05%;
Ravenna of Inclusion (Democrat), 0.04%.
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 Piauí.
Elected the youngest governor of Piauí in 2022, Rafael Fonteles is a bachelor of mathematics from the Federal University of Piauí (UFPI). Currently at 41 years old, she is a native of Teresina and a master in mathematical economics from the National Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics (Impa).
Fonteles is a professor and held the position of state secretary of the Piauí Treasury, chairing the National Committee of the Treasury Secretary of the States and the Federal District (Comsefaz) from 2019 to 2021.
