Rio Grande do Sul election candidates and polling results

Recent political developments in Rio Grande do Sul highlight key candidates for the 2026 elections. Germano Rigotto, a former governor and former federal deputy, is running for the Senate under the PSTU party, with Cairoli and Antonio Hohlfeldt as his alternates.

In the race for the state governorship, a Paraná Pesquisas poll conducted in mid-September 2026 shows Federal Deputy Zucco leading with 36.4% of the intended votes. Juliana Brizola follows in second place with 31.3%, representing a 5.1 percentage point difference. Other candidates mentioned in the survey include Gabriel Souza (12.9%), Marcelo Maranata (3.1%), Cesar Pontes (2.0%), Priscila Voigt (1.0%), and Rejane de Oliveira (0.8%).