# Porto Alegre

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs.md)

## Latest local election

[2024 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2024-10-06-local.md), October 6, 2024

### [Mayor of Porto Alegre](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor.md)

[First round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sebastião de Araujo Melo | 406,467 | 61.5% |
| Maria do Rosário Nunes | 254,128 | 38.5% |

### [Municipal Chamber of Porto Alegre](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2024-10-06-local/municipal-chamber.md)

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partido dos Trabalhadores | 80,771 | 12.0% | 5 |
| Partido Socialismo e Liberdade | 77,633 | 11.5% | 5 |
| Partido Liberal | 78,451 | 11.7% | 4 |

## Who holds office

Based on the latest election in the archive for each office and seat, plus records of anyone who has taken office since.

- **Mayor of Porto Alegre**: [Sebastião de Araujo Melo](https://electionsarchive.com/id/68ef17ca-5b0b-57f9-acb3-9626866ddaa6.md), MDB; [Elected October 27, 2024](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor.md)

## Porto Alegre, election by election

### Mayor of Porto Alegre

| Year | Election | Result |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | [2024 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2024-10-06-local.md) | Sebastião de Araujo Melo, MDB, 61.5% ([Runoff](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor.md)) |
| 2020 | [2020 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2020-11-15-local.md) | Sebastião de Araujo Melo, MDB, 54.6% ([Runoff](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2020-11-29-runoff/mayor.md)) |
| 2016 | [2016 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2016-10-02-local.md) | Nelson Marchezan Júnior, PSDB, 60.5% ([Runoff](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2016-10-30-runoff/mayor.md)) |
| 2012 | [2012 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2012-10-07-local.md) | Jose Alberto Reus Fortunati, PDT, 65.2% |
| 2008 | [2008 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2008-10-05-local.md) | José Alberto Fogaça de Medeiros, Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro, 58.9% ([Runoff](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2008-10-26-runoff/mayor.md)) |
| 2004 | [2004 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2004-10-03-local.md) | José Alberto Fogaça de Medeiros, Partido Popular Socialista, 53.3% ([Runoff](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2004-10-31-runoff/mayor.md)) |
| 2000 | [2000 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2000-10-01-local.md) | Tarso Fernando Herz Genro, PT, 63.5% ([Runoff](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2000-10-29-runoff/mayor.md)) |
| 1996 | [1996 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/1996-10-03-local.md) | Raul Jorge Anglada Pont, PT, 54.9% |

### Municipal Chamber of Porto Alegre

| Year | Election | Result |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | [2024 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2024-10-06-local.md) | PT 5, PSOL 5, PL 4, REPUBLICANOS 3 |
| 2020 | [2020 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2020-11-15-local.md) | PT 4, PSDB 4, PSOL 4, PTB 3 |
| 2016 | [2016 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2016-10-02-local.md) | Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro 5, PP 4, PT 4, PTB 4 |
| 2012 | [2012 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2012-10-07-local.md) | PDT 7, PT 5, PTB 4, Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro 4 |
| 2008 | [2008 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2008-10-05-local.md) | PT 7, Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro 6, PDT 5, PTB 5 |
| 2004 | [2004 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2004-10-03-local.md) | PT 8, PDT 6, PTB 4, Partido do Movimento Democrático Brasileiro 4 |
| 2000 | [2000 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2000-10-01-local.md) | PT 10, PTB 6, PDT 5, PPB 4 |
| 1996 | [1996 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/1996-10-03-local.md) | PT 14, PTB 5, PDT 4, PSDB 3 |

## Elections

| Date | Election |
| --- | --- |
| October 6, 2024 | [2024 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2024-10-06-local.md) |
| November 15, 2020 | [2020 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2020-11-15-local.md) |
| October 2, 2016 | [2016 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2016-10-02-local.md) |
| October 7, 2012 | [2012 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2012-10-07-local.md) |
| October 5, 2008 | [2008 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2008-10-05-local.md) |
| October 3, 2004 | [2004 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2004-10-03-local.md) |
| October 1, 2000 | [2000 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/2000-10-01-local.md) |
| October 3, 1996 | [1996 Porto Alegre municipal election](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre/1996-10-03-local.md) |

## Results in Porto Alegre

| Date | Contest | Leader | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 25, 2026 | [2026 Brazilian presidential election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2026-10-25-runoff/president/rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 55.8% |
| October 4, 2026 | [2026 Brazilian presidential election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2026-10-04-general/president/rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 48.6% |
| October 4, 2026 | [2026 Legislative Assembly election in Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2026-10-04-general/legislative-assembly-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | PL | 17.8% |
| October 4, 2026 | [2026 Senate election in Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2026-10-04-general/senate-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Manuela Pinto Vieira D. Avila | 24.1% |
| October 4, 2026 | [2026 gubernatorial election in Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2026-10-04-general/governor-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Juliana Brizola | 45.8% |
| October 4, 2026 | [2026 Chamber of Deputies election in Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2026-10-04-general/chamber-of-deputies-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | PSOL | 17.8% |
| October 30, 2022 | [2022 Brazilian presidential election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2022-10-30-runoff/president/rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 53.5% |
| October 30, 2022 | [2022 gubernatorial election in Rio Grande do Sul, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2022-10-30-runoff/governor-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite | 69.0% |
| October 2, 2022 | [2022 Brazilian presidential election, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2022-10-02-general/president/rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | 49.8% |
| October 2, 2022 | [2022 Legislative Assembly election in Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2022-10-02-general/legislative-assembly-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | PSOL | 16.6% |
| October 2, 2022 | [2022 gubernatorial election in Rio Grande do Sul, first round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2022-10-02-general/governor-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite | 32.8% |
| October 2, 2022 | [2022 Chamber of Deputies election in Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2022-10-02-general/chamber-of-deputies-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | PT | 15.7% |
| October 2, 2022 | [2022 Senate election in Rio Grande do Sul](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2022-10-02-general/senate-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Olívio de Oliveira Dutra | 49.3% |
| October 28, 2018 | [2018 Brazilian presidential election, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2018-10-28-runoff/president/rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Jair Messias Bolsonaro | 56.8% |
| October 28, 2018 | [2018 gubernatorial election in Rio Grande do Sul, second round](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2018-10-28-runoff/governor-rio-grande-do-sul/porto-alegre.md) | Eduardo Figueiredo Cavalheiro Leite | 52.0% |

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rs/porto-alegre.json.