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 Presidente Sarney (MA)

Who won for president in Presidente Sarney?

President in Presidente Sarney (MA): Lula (PT) 83.91%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 16.09%. See also governor and Senate.

LulaPT 1383.91%9,512 votes
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2216.09%1,824 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Presidente Sarney

Both candidates

Lula (PT) got more votes in Presidente Sarney (83.91%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (16.09%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 15,656; turnout: 73.69%.

President in Presidente Sarney
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 139,51283.91%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,82416.09%

1st round in Presidente Sarney

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Presidente Sarney, with 78.29% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 16.76%.

President in Presidente Sarney, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 138,81578.29%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,88716.76%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 702442.17%
Renan SantosMissão 141811.61%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 551151.02%
ZemaNovo 30120.11%
SamaraUP 8030.03%
Clariana BarãoDC 2720.02%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1610.01%

Governor in Presidente Sarney (1st round)

Eduardo BraidePSD 5558.33%6,404 votes
Orleans BrandãoMDB 1534.34%3,770 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 7 candidates
Governor in Presidente Sarney (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Eduardo BraidePSD 556,40458.33%
Orleans BrandãoMDB 153,77034.34%
Felipe CamarãoPT 137777.08%
André LuísMissão 14210.19%
Saulo ArcangeliPSTU 1640.04%
Reginaldo LimaPCB 2120.02%
Dimas CassimiroPCO 2910.01%
Roberto RochaPRTB 2852annulled votes

Senate in Presidente Sarney (1st round)

  • Lahesio Bonfim Novo 30029.48%
  • Fufuca PP 11121.94%
  • Weverton Rocha PDT 12321.31%
  • Roseana Sarney MDB 15116.56%
All 10 candidates
Senate in Presidente Sarney (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Lahesio BonfimNovo 3006,07929.48%
FufucaPP 1114,52421.94%
Weverton RochaPDT 1234,39421.31%
Roseana SarneyMDB 1513,41416.56%
Eliziane GamaPT 1331,1195.43%
Cidônio GonçalvesPL 2228674.20%
Dr. Hilton GonçaloMobiliza 3331610.78%
Enilton RodriguesPSOL 500560.27%
Wilson LeitePSTU 16040.02%
Raimundo MoreiraPCB 21230.01%
Simplício AraújoDC 27727annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 78.29% of valid votes in Presidente Sarney, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 16.76%; the other candidates added up to 4.95%.

In the runoff, Lula got 83.91% (+5.62 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 16.09% (−0.67 points).

Lula's lead rose from 61.53 points to 67.82 points.

President in Presidente Sarney: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
LulaPT 1378.29%83.91%+5.62 points
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2216.76%16.09%−0.67 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Presidente Sarney, Lula (PT) had 82.00% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 14.85%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Presidente Sarney with 84.80% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 83.91% in the 2026 runoff, against 84.80% in the 2022 runoff (−0.9 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 16.09% in the 2026 runoff, against 15.20% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.9 point).

President in Presidente Sarney: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PTLula84.80%Lula83.91%−0.9 point
PLJair Bolsonaro15.20%Flávio Bolsonaro16.09%+0.9 point

Analysis: Presidente Sarney and Brazil

Lula got 7,688 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Presidente Sarney.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.29 points toward Lula in Presidente Sarney, 0.84 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.78 points toward the PL, 3.56 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 26.31% in the runoff (26.07% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 1.74% (2.71% in the 1st round).

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

President in Presidente Sarney and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorPresidente SarneyBrazil
Lula's net votes+7,688+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)+67.82+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+6.29+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−1.78+1.78
Abstention in the runoff26.31%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff1.74%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Presidente Sarney?

Lula (PT), with 83.91% of valid votes in Presidente Sarney (MA).

How did the vote for president in Presidente Sarney change from the 1st round to the runoff?

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 78.29% of valid votes in Presidente Sarney, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 16.76%; the other candidates added up to 4.95%. In the runoff, Lula got 83.91% (+5.62 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 16.09% (−0.67 points). Lula's lead rose from 61.53 points to 67.82 points.

Who won in Presidente Sarney in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Presidente Sarney, Lula (PT) had 82.00% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 14.85%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Presidente Sarney with 84.80% of valid votes.

How did the presidential vote in Presidente Sarney change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.29 points toward Lula in Presidente Sarney, 0.84 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.78 points toward the PL, 3.56 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.