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Brazil 2018 general election

What was the result of the 2018 general election in Brazil?

Social Liberal Party led with 11.6% of the vote. 79.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • Superior Electoral Court (Brazil), read 28 October 2026

Which party won the most votes?

Final results from the Superior Electoral Court of Brazil, read : Social Liberal Party led with 11.6% of the vote; 79.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.9 points on 2014.

  • Social Liberal Party 11.6% +10.8 points
  • Workers' Party 10.3% −3.6 points
  • Brazilian Social Democracy Party 6.0% −5.4 points
  • Social Democratic Party 5.8% −0.3 points
  • Brazilian Democratic Movement 5.5% −5.5 points
  • Brazilian Socialist Party 5.5% −0.9 points
  • Progressistas 5.5% −1.1 points
  • Liberal Party 5.3% −0.5 points
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Brazil 2014 general election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. 11.6%

    Share of the vote won by Social Liberal Party

    It led Workers' Party by 1.3 points of the vote.

  2. +10.8 points

    Share of the vote gained by Social Liberal Party

    The largest gain in votes compared with 2014. Brazilian Democratic Movement lost 5.5 points.

  3. 79.8%

    Voter turnout

    Down 0.9 points on 2014.

Votes by party

Party%± pointsVotes
Social Liberal Party11.6+10.811,435,001
Workers' Party10.3−3.610,126,611
Brazilian Social Democracy Party6.0−5.45,891,806
Social Democratic Party5.8−0.35,749,010
Brazilian Democratic Movement5.5−5.55,439,904
Brazilian Socialist Party5.5−0.95,421,998
Progressistas5.5−1.15,408,578
Liberal Party5.3−0.55,224,591
Republicans5.1+0.54,984,528
Democrats4.7+0.54,581,164
Democratic Labour Party4.6+1.04,561,885
Socialism and Liberty Party2.8+1.02,783,934
The other parties and groups
Party%± pointsVotes
New Party2.82,748,079
Podemos2.3+1.52,243,320
Republican Party of the Social Order2.1+0.12,044,705
Brazilian Labour Party2.1−2.02,022,719
Solidarity2.0−0.81,953,070
Avante1.9+1.11,854,015
Social Christian Party1.8−0.81,719,754
Green Party1.6−0.41,592,833
Cidadania1.6−0.41,590,361
Patriota1.5+0.81,432,304
Humanist Party of Solidarity1.4+0.51,428,537
Communist Party of Brazil1.4−0.61,329,575
Progressive Republican Party0.9+0.1852,994
Sustainability Network0.8816,784
Brazilian Labour Renewal Party0.7+0.2684,976
National Mobilization0.7+0.2634,455
Agir0.6+0.3601,814
Partido Pátria Livre0.4+0.3389,417
Christian Democracy0.4−0.1381,734
Partido da Mulher Brasileira0.2228,302
Brazilian Communist Party0.10.061,343
United Socialist Workers' Party0.0−0.141,304
Workers' Cause Party0.00.02,785

± is the change against the Brazil 2014 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Liberal Party 11,435,001
  • Workers' Party 10,126,611
  • Brazilian Social Democracy Party 5,891,806
  • Social Democratic Party 5,749,010
  • Brazilian Democratic Movement 5,439,904
  • Brazilian Socialist Party 5,421,998
  • Progressistas 5,408,578
  • Liberal Party 5,224,591
  • Republicans 4,984,528
  • Democrats 4,581,164
  • Democratic Labour Party 4,561,885
  • Socialism and Liberty Party 2,783,934
  • New Party 2,748,079
  • Podemos 2,243,320
  • Republican Party of the Social Order 2,044,705
  • Brazilian Labour Party 2,022,719
  • Solidarity 1,953,070
  • Avante 1,854,015
  • Social Christian Party 1,719,754
  • Green Party 1,592,833
  • Cidadania 1,590,361
  • Patriota 1,432,304
  • Humanist Party of Solidarity 1,428,537
  • Communist Party of Brazil 1,329,575
  • Progressive Republican Party 852,994
  • Sustainability Network 816,784
  • Brazilian Labour Renewal Party 684,976
  • National Mobilization 634,455
  • Agir 601,814
  • Partido Pátria Livre 389,417
  • Christian Democracy 381,734
  • Partido da Mulher Brasileira 228,302
  • Brazilian Communist Party 61,343
  • United Socialist Workers' Party 41,304
  • Workers' Cause Party 2,785

Source: Superior Electoral Court (Brazil), dataset "Resultados - 2018" of its open data portal, under the Creative Commons Attribution licence. We added up the votes of its municipality and zone rows and worked out each share. Shown in our own layout.

A share is a party's votes over the votes of all the parties: the votes of its candidates and the votes for its label, with blank, null and annulled votes left out.

The Court's two files differ here. Its file of votes by party adds up to 98,264,190 votes, which the shares are over. Its file of totals by zone, which the turnout uses, counts 98,257,142 valid votes.

The Court's files give the votes of each party and not the seats, so none are shown.

The election also chose the president, in one round or two. Results by candidate are not shown yet: we publish candidates' names only once our assessment of candidate data is adopted. The turnout of each round is further down the page.

How many people voted?

79.8% of the 146,750,529 registered voters cast a ballot (117,111,570 ballots), down 0.9 points on 2014. 98,257,142 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 2002.

How the result is shaped

Social Liberal Party led Workers' Party by 1.3 points of the vote.

Turnout

Presidential election, first round

Final results, Superior Electoral Court (Brazil), read 28 October 2026

79.7% of the 147,306,295 registered voters cast a ballot (117,364,654 ballots). 107,050,749 of them were valid votes.

Presidential election, second round

Final results, Superior Electoral Court (Brazil), read 28 October 2026

78.7% of the 147,306,294 registered voters cast a ballot (115,933,451 ballots). 104,838,753 of them were valid votes.

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