Editing José Sarney (section)

===Electoral history===
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 | election_title             = 2006 Brazilian Senate election in Amapá

 | electorate 	              = 360,614
 | turnout_votes              = 298,309
 | turnout_percent            = 82.72
 | majority_votes             = 29,108
 
 | result                     = hold
 | loser_party                = 

 | winner                     = José Sarney
 | winner_party               = Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
 | winner_votes               = 152,486
 | winner_percent             = 53.87
 
 | candidate2                 = Cristina Almeida
 | candidate2_party           = Brazilian Socialist Party
 | candidate2_votes           = 123,378
 | candidate2_percent         = 43.59
 
 | candidate3                 = Celisa Penna
 | candidate3_party           = Socialism and Liberty Party
 | candidate3_votes           = 3,608
 | candidate3_percent         = 1.27
 
 | candidate4                 = Juraci Freitas
 | candidate4_party           = Brazilian Social Democracy Party
 | candidate4_votes           = 1,360
 | candidate4_percent         = 0.48
 
 | candidate5                 = Liduína Bastos
 | candidate5_party           = United Socialist Workers' Party
 | candidate5_votes           = 1,150
 | candidate5_percent         = 0.41
 
 | candidate6                 = Cosmo Silva
 | candidate6_party           = Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)
 | candidate6_votes           = 753
 | candidate6_percent         = 0.27
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 | election_title             = 1998 Brazilian Senate election in Amapá

 | electorate 	              = 213,289
 | turnout_votes              = 184,348
 | turnout_percent            = 86.43
 | majority_votes             = 44,429
 
 | result                     = hold
 | loser_party                = 

 | winner                     = José Sarney
 | winner_party               = Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
 | winner_votes               = 97,446
 | winner_percent             = 59.31
 
 | candidate2                 = Ildegardo Gomes
 | candidate2_party           = Popular Socialist Party (Brazil)
 | candidate2_votes           = 53,037
 | candidate2_percent         = 32.28
 
 | candidate3                 = José Soares da Silva
 | candidate3_party           = Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
 | candidate3_votes           = 6,119
 | candidate3_percent         = 3.73
 
 | candidate4                 = Walter Cunha da Silva
 | candidate4_party           = Social Christian Party (Brazil)
 | candidate4_votes           = 4,471
 | candidate4_percent         = 2.72
 
 | candidate5                 = Vanda Cherfen de Souza
 | candidate5_party           = Labour Party of Brazil
 | candidate5_votes           = 3,228
 | candidate5_percent         = 1.96
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 | election_title             = 1990 Brazilian Senate election in Amapá
 | election_note              = Three candidates elected

 | electorate 	              = 135,939
 | turnout_votes              = 105,937
 | turnout_percent            = 77.93
 | majority_votes             = 25,767
 
 | result                     = 
 | loser_party                = 

 | winner                     = José Sarney
 | winner_party               = Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
 | winner_votes               = 53,004
 | winner_percent             = 24.55
 
 | candidate2                 = [[Henrique do Rego Almeida|Henrique Almeida]]
 | candidate2_party           = Liberal Front Party
 | candidate2_votes           = 27,237
 | candidate2_percent         = 12.62
 
 | candidate3                 = Jonas Borges
 | candidate3_party           = Brazilian Labour Party (1981)
 | candidate3_votes           = 26,016
 | candidate3_percent         = 12.05
 
 | candidate4                 = Geovani Borges
 | candidate4_party           = Social Christian Party (Brazil)
 | candidate4_votes           = 21,376
 | candidate4_percent         = 9.90
 
 | candidate5                 = Wagner Gomes
 | candidate5_party           = Workers' Party (Brazil)
 | candidate5_votes           = 17,199
 | candidate5_percent         = 7.97
 
 | candidate6                 = Edson Correia
 | candidate6_party           = Liberal Party (Brazil, 1985)
 | candidate6_votes           = 16,369
 | candidate6_percent         = 7.58
 
 | candidate7                 = Raquel Capiberibe
 | candidate7_party           = Brazilian Socialist Party
 | candidate7_votes           = 15,993
 | candidate7_percent         = 7.41
 
 | candidate8                 = Heraldo Araújo
 | candidate8_party           = Brazilian Social Democracy Party
 | candidate8_votes           = 6,564
 | candidate8_percent         = 3.04
 
 | candidate9                 = Cláudio Nunes
 | candidate9_party           = Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
 | candidate9_votes           = 5,787
 | candidate9_percent         = 2.68
 
 | candidate10                = Clark Platon
 | candidate10_party          = Brazilian Labour Party (1981)
 | candidate10_votes          = 5,648
 | candidate10_percent        = 2.62
 
 | candidate11                = Carmem Maia
 | candidate11_party          = Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
 | candidate11_votes          = 2,302
 | candidate11_percent        = 2.46
 
 | candidate12                = Maria Vitória Chagas
 | candidate12_party          = Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)
 | candidate12_votes          = 3,675
 | candidate12_percent        = 1.70
 
 | candidate13                = Antônio Pedreira
 | candidate13_party          = Labour Party of Brazil
 | candidate13_votes          = 3,432
 | candidate13_percent        = 1.59
 
 | candidate14                = Amaury Farias
 | candidate14_party          = Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
 | candidate14_votes          = 3,181
 | candidate14_percent        = 1.47
 
 | candidate15                = Nelson Souza
 | candidate15_party          = Progressive Republican Party (Brazil)
 | candidate15_votes          = 2,017
 | candidate15_percent        = 0.93
 
 | candidate16                = Marlúcio Serrano
 | candidate16_party          = Party of National Mobilization
 | candidate16_votes          = 1,810
 | candidate16_percent        = 0.84
 
 | candidate17                = Milton Pauletto
 | candidate17_party          = Democratic Social Party
 | candidate17_votes          = 1,274
 | candidate17_percent        = 0.59
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 | election_title             = [[1985 Brazilian presidential election|1985 Brazilian vice presidential election]]
 | election_note              = Electoral college

 | electorate 	              = 686
 | turnout_votes              = 686
 | turnout_percent            = 100
 | majority_votes             = 300
 
 | result                     = 
 | loser_party                = 

 | winner                     = José Sarney
 | winner_party               = Brazilian Democratic Movement Party
 | winner_votes               = 480
 | winner_percent             = 72.73
 
 | candidate2                 = Flávio Marcílio
 | candidate2_party           = Democratic Social Party
 | candidate2_votes           = 180
 | candidate2_percent         = 27.27
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 | election_title             = 1978 Brazilian Senate election in Maranhão

 | electorate 	              = 1,077,915
 | turnout_votes              = 758,306
 | turnout_percent            = 70.35
 | majority_votes             = 247,761
 
 | result                     = hold
 | loser_party                = 

 | winner                     = José Sarney
 | winner_party               = National Renewal Alliance
 | winner_votes               = 409,633
 | winner_percent             = 64.16
 
 | candidate2                 = Mário Ribeiro
 | candidate2_party           = Brazilian Democratic Movement
 | candidate2_votes           = 161,872
 | candidate2_percent         = 25.36
 
 | candidate3                 = Américo de Souza
 | candidate3_party           = National Renewal Alliance
 | candidate3_votes           = 66,897
 | candidate3_percent         = 10.48
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 | election_title             = 1970 Brazilian Senate election in Maranhão
 | election_note              = Two candidates elected

 | electorate 	              = 470,731
 | turnout_votes              = 351,850
 | turnout_percent            = 74.75
 | majority_votes             = 52,628
 
 | result                     = hold
 | loser_party                = 

 | winner                     = José Sarney
 | winner_party               = National Renewal Alliance
 | winner_votes               = 236,618
 | winner_percent             = 42.35
 
 | candidate2                 = Alexandre Costa
 | candidate2_party           = National Renewal Alliance
 | candidate2_votes           = 183,990
 | candidate2_percent         = 32.93
 
 | candidate3                 = [[Epitácio Cafeteira]]
 | candidate3_party           = Brazilian Democratic Movement
 | candidate3_votes           = 138,111
 | candidate3_percent         = 24.72
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 | election_title             = 1965 Maranhão gubernatorial election

 | electorate 	              = 401,153
 | turnout_votes              = 247,156
 | turnout_percent            = 61.61
 | majority_votes             = 52,502
 
 | result                     = 
 | loser_party                = 

 | winner                     = José Sarney
 | winner_party               = National Democratic Union (Brazil)
 | winner_votes               = 121,062
 | winner_percent             = 53.63
 
 | candidate2                 = Costa Rodrigues
 | candidate2_party           = Christian Democratic Party (Brazil)
 | candidate2_votes           = 68,560
 | candidate2_percent         = 30.37
 
 | candidate3                 = [[Renato Archer]]
 | candidate3_party           = Brazilian Labour Party (1945)
 | candidate3_votes           = 36,103
 | candidate3_percent         = 15.99
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