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Elected senators and governors: Filipe Barros is the youngest member of the Senate since 1903; Jorginho Mello is the oldest governor at 70 years old

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Filipe Barros (PL), elected senator for Paraná at the age of 35, will be the youngest in the country since 1903 when he takes office in February 2027.
Júlio César de Carvalho Lima (PSD), at 78 years old, is the oldest senator elected.
Among the governors, Lucas Ribeiro (PP), aged 37, is the youngest in Paraíba, and Jorginho Mello (PL), aged 70, re-elected in Santa Catarina, is the oldest.

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The survey considers the senators and governors elected so far. The calculation of age extremes among federal and state deputies is still underway, and the governors of states with a second round will be included after the vote on October 25th.

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In state governments, Lucas Ribeiro (PP), elected in Paraíba at 37, is the youngest, and Jorginho Mello (PL), re-elected in Santa Catarina at 70, is the oldest.

Elected by Paraná, Filipe Barros (PL) is 35 years old and won one of the state's two seats in the Senate. The other went to Deltan Dallagnol (New).

Barros will be 35 years and eight months old when he takes office, in February 2027, and will be the youngest senator in the country since 1903. He has already served two terms as a federal deputy and was also a councilor in Londrina.

At the other end is Júlio César de Carvalho Lima (PSD), who ran in Piauí under the name “Júlio César o Julim do Lula”. At 78 years old, he was elected alongside Marcelo Castro (MDB).

Júlio César is a federal deputy and has served in the Chamber since the 1990s. He was also mayor of Guadalupe, Piauí.

The age difference between the youngest and oldest elected senator is 43 years.

In the dispute for state governments, the youngest among those elected is Lucas Ribeiro (PP), 37 years old, in Paraíba.

Ribeiro was elected in the first round. He took over the state government in 2026, after having been lieutenant governor, and has now won his own mandate at the polls. Previously, he was a councilor and vice-mayor of Campina Grande.

The oldest elected governor is Jorginho Mello (PL), aged 70, re-elected in Santa Catarina in the first round.

Before arriving at the Santa Catarina government, Jorginho was a state deputy, federal deputy and senator. In 2026, it received 68.98% of valid votes, according to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).

Between the youngest and oldest elected governor, the difference is 33 years.

Open Questions

What will be the average age of elected federal and state deputies?
Which states will have a runoff for governor and how will this affect the list of youngest and oldest?
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Elected senators and governors: Filipe Barros is the youngest member of the Senate since 1903; Jorginho Mello is the oldest governor at 70 years old

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Filipe Barros (PL), elected senator for Paraná at the age of 35, will be the youngest in the country since 1903 when he takes office in February 2027.
Júlio César de Carvalho Lima (PSD), at 78 years old, is the oldest senator elected.
Among the governors, Lucas Ribeiro (PP), aged 37, is the youngest in Paraíba, and Jorginho Mello (PL), aged 70, re-elected in Santa Catarina, is the oldest.