Omar Aziz Elected Governor of Amazonas

Overview

• Aziz secured roughly 60% of valid votes in the runoff held on October 25, 2026, defeating Professora Maria do Carmo and clinching the state executive for a four-year term.
• His running mate is Alessandra Campelo, who will serve as vice-governor during the term that news outlets say begins in early January 2027 with slight variation on the exact date.
• By leaving the Senate to become governor, Aziz will open the seat he held until 2031 and his first alternate, Cheila Moreira from the PT, is reported to assume that Senate vacancy.
• The campaign mixed local and national politics as Aziz leaned on his past governorship and later formalized support from President Lula while Maria do Carmo ran a PL bid that framed the race around change.
• Look ahead to how Aziz’s stated priorities for health, public security, education and small-business credit will be implemented and how the PT’s added Senate seat could affect federal votes on regional programs.