Brazil Election 2026General election · Runoff · October 25
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Updated at 04:06 ·100.00% of polling stations counted · Source: TSE

Runoff results in Senador Rui Palmeira (AL)

Who won for president in Senador Rui Palmeira?

President in Senador Rui Palmeira (AL): Lula (PT) 80.96%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 19.04%. See also governor and Senate.

LulaPT 1380.96%5,847 votes
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2219.04%1,375 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Senador Rui Palmeira

Both candidates

Lula (PT) got more votes in Senador Rui Palmeira (80.96%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (19.04%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 9,681; turnout: 76.91%.

President in Senador Rui Palmeira
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 135,84780.96%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,37519.04%

1st round in Senador Rui Palmeira

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Senador Rui Palmeira, with 75.94% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 20.29%.

President in Senador Rui Palmeira, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 135,29775.94%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,41520.29%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 701482.12%
Renan SantosMissão 14761.09%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 55310.44%
ZemaNovo 3030.04%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1620.03%
Clariana BarãoDC 2710.01%
Veterinário Wilson GrassiDemocrata 3510.01%
SamaraUP 8010.01%

Governor in Senador Rui Palmeira (1st round)

Renan FilhoMDB 1557.34%3,787 votes
JHCPSDB 4542.47%2,805 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 4 candidates
Governor in Senador Rui Palmeira (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Renan FilhoMDB 153,78757.34%
JHCPSDB 452,80542.47%
Lenilda LunaUP 80100.15%
Márcio JamboDemocrata 3520.03%

Senate in Senador Rui Palmeira (1st round)

  • Arthur Lira PP 11143.78%
  • Renan MDB 15130.14%
  • Marina JHC PSDB 45617.50%
  • Davi Davino Filho Republicanos 1006.10%
All 7 candidates
Senate in Senador Rui Palmeira (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Arthur LiraPP 1115,74043.78%
RenanMDB 1513,95130.14%
Marina JHCPSDB 4562,29417.50%
Davi Davino FilhoRepublicanos 1008006.10%
Dr. WanderleyMDB 1562852.17%
Alexandre FlemingUP 800380.29%
MariedsonDemocrata 35520.02%

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 75.94% of valid votes in Senador Rui Palmeira, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 20.29%; the other candidates added up to 3.77%.

In the runoff, Lula got 80.96% (+5.02 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 19.04% (−1.25 points).

Lula's lead rose from 55.65 points to 61.92 points.

President in Senador Rui Palmeira: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
LulaPT 1375.94%80.96%+5.02 points
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2220.29%19.04%−1.25 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Senador Rui Palmeira, Lula (PT) had 79.47% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 13.31%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Senador Rui Palmeira with 84.07% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 80.96% in the 2026 runoff, against 84.07% in the 2022 runoff (−3.1 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 19.04% in the 2026 runoff, against 15.93% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+3.1 points).

President in Senador Rui Palmeira: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PTLula84.07%Lula80.96%−3.1 points
PLJair Bolsonaro15.93%Flávio Bolsonaro19.04%+3.1 points

Analysis: Senador Rui Palmeira and Brazil

Lula got 4,472 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Senador Rui Palmeira.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.27 points toward Lula in Senador Rui Palmeira, 0.82 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 6.22 points toward the PL, 8.00 points short of Brazil.

The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

Abstention was 23.09% in the runoff (23.03% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.01% (6.39% in the 1st round).

More analyses of the election — who decided, vote transfer, polarization — at https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/analise.

President in Senador Rui Palmeira and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorSenador Rui PalmeiraBrazil
Lula's net votes+4,472+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)+61.92+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+6.27+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−6.22+1.78
Abstention in the runoff23.09%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff3.01%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Senador Rui Palmeira?

Lula (PT), with 80.96% of valid votes in Senador Rui Palmeira (AL).

How did the vote for president in Senador Rui Palmeira change from the 1st round to the runoff?

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 75.94% of valid votes in Senador Rui Palmeira, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 20.29%; the other candidates added up to 3.77%. In the runoff, Lula got 80.96% (+5.02 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 19.04% (−1.25 points). Lula's lead rose from 55.65 points to 61.92 points.

Who won in Senador Rui Palmeira in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Senador Rui Palmeira, Lula (PT) had 79.47% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 13.31%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Senador Rui Palmeira with 84.07% of valid votes.

How did the presidential vote in Senador Rui Palmeira change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.27 points toward Lula in Senador Rui Palmeira, 0.82 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 6.22 points toward the PL, 8.00 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.