Senate candidates from Bahia vote in Salvador in the first round of the 2026 elections

Candidates for the Senate in Bahia — Photo: Social networks

Bahia's senatorial candidates voted this Sunday morning (4), in different schools in Salvador. See below, in alphabetical order, how each person voted in the first round of the 2026 elections.

Angelo Coronel votes in Bahia — Photo: Social networks

The candidate voted at Colégio Marízia Maior, in the Stella Maris neighborhood, in Salvador. He was accompanied by the candidate for governor of Bahia, ACM Neto (União Brasil); the mayor of Salvador, Bruno Reis (União Brasil); his son, the candidate for state deputy Angelo Coronel Filho (Republicans); and his wife, Eleusa Coronel.

In 2026, he seeks a second term as senator. Angelo Coronel has already served as mayor of Coração de Maria, a city in the interior of Bahia, and as state deputy.

Jaques Wagner voted this Sunday — Photo: Personal Archive

Jaques Wagner voted for the Federal Superintendency of Agriculture (SFA), in the Aflitos neighborhood, in Salvador, this Sunday morning (4). He voted alone, before Jerônimo (PT) and Rui Costa (PT).

Wagner served terms as a federal deputy, was elected governor of Bahia twice and is seeking a second term as senator. He has also served as a minister in the Lula government and Dilma government.

João Roma (PL) votes in Salvador — Photo: Felipe Oliveira/TV Bahia

João Roma voted at the Faculty of Education of the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), in the Canela neighborhood, in Salvador. He arrived at the location around 12pm, accompanied by his wife, Roberta Roma, and his two children, João and Clarice.

João Roma is 53 years old and was born in Recife, Pernambuco. The candidate has already served as chief of staff at Salvador City Hall, federal deputy and minister of Citizenship. In 2022, he ran for the position of Governor of Bahia.

Rui Costa votes in Salvador — Photo: Social networks

Rui Costa voted in the afternoon, around 2:30 pm, at Colégio Duque de Caxias, in the Liberdade neighborhood, in Salvador. He was accompanied by party supporters and waited in line for more than two hours.

The candidate has already been a councilor in Salvador, state secretary of Institutional Relations, federal deputy and chief secretary of the Civil House of the Bahian government. Afterwards, he was elected governor of Bahia for two terms. In 2026, he will seek a seat in the Senate for the first time.

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