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 Candeias (MG)

Who won for president in Candeias?

President in Candeias (MG): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 52.33%, Lula (PT) 47.67%. See also governor and Senate.

Flávio BolsonaroPL 2252.33%4,663 votes
LulaPT 1347.67%4,248 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Candeias

Both candidates

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Candeias (52.33%), followed by Lula (PT) (47.67%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 11,512; turnout: 81.36%.

President in Candeias
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 224,66352.33%
LulaPT 134,24847.67%

1st round in Candeias

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Candeias, with 51.22% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 40.95%.

President in Candeias, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 224,26651.22%
LulaPT 133,41140.95%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 703374.05%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 551621.95%
Renan SantosMissão 141051.26%
ZemaNovo 30340.41%
SamaraUP 8050.06%
Edmilson CostaPCB 2130.04%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1620.02%
Clariana BarãoDC 2720.02%
Rui Costa PimentaPCO 2920.02%

Governor in Candeias (1st round)

Cleitinho AzevedoRepublicanos 1069.64%5,372 votes
Patrus AnaniasPT 1319.69%1,519 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 10 candidates
Governor in Candeias (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Cleitinho AzevedoRepublicanos 105,37269.64%
Patrus AnaniasPT 131,51919.69%
Flávio RoscoePL 225116.62%
Alexandre KalilPDT 121111.44%
Mateus SimõesPSD 55971.26%
GabrielMDB 15610.79%
Ben MendesMissão 14290.38%
Professor Túlio LopesPCB 2170.09%
Indira XavierUP 8040.05%
Rafael DudaPSTU 1630.04%
Henrique ÁreasPCO 291annulled votes

Senate in Candeias (1st round)

  • Domingos Sávio PL 22229.64%
  • Marcelo Aro PP 11116.81%
  • Carlos Viana PSD 55515.06%
  • Marília Campos PT 13114.72%
All 15 candidates
Senate in Candeias (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Domingos SávioPL 2223,83629.64%
Marcelo AroPP 1112,17616.81%
Carlos VianaPSD 5551,94915.06%
Marília CamposPT 1311,90514.72%
Áurea CarolinaPSOL 5001,1238.68%
Marco Antônio SupermanNovo 3001,1168.62%
Aécio NevesPSDB 4565224.03%
Juiz Ramon MoreiraDC 2772672.06%
Manoel CarvalhoMDB 150150.12%
Arcanjo PimentaMDB 155120.09%
Ana Luiza do MLBUP 80890.07%
Carlin MouraAvante 70070.05%
Jordano MetalúrgicoPSTU 16030.02%
Victória Mello VicPSTU 16120.02%
Fidélis AlcântaraUP 80020.02%
Tião PessoaPCO 2900annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 51.22% of valid votes in Candeias, and Lula (PT) got 40.95%; the other candidates added up to 7.83%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 52.33% (+1.11 points) and Lula got 47.67% (+6.72 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 10.27 points to 4.66 points.

President in Candeias: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2251.22%52.33%+1.11 points
LulaPT 1340.95%47.67%+6.72 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Candeias, Lula (PT) had 47.41% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 45.85%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Candeias with 52.84% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 52.33% in the 2026 runoff, against 52.84% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.5 point).

PT: Lula has 47.67% in the 2026 runoff, against 47.16% in the 2022 runoff (+0.5 point).

President in Candeias: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PLJair Bolsonaro52.84%Flávio Bolsonaro52.33%−0.5 point
PTLula47.16%Lula47.67%+0.5 point

Analysis: Candeias and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 415 votes more than Lula in Candeias.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.61 points toward Lula in Candeias, 0.16 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.02 points toward the PT, 0.76 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 18.64% in the runoff (20.94% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 4.86% (8.48% in the 1st round).

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

President in Candeias and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorCandeiasBrazil
Lula's net votes−415+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)−4.66+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+5.61+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)+1.02+1.78
Abstention in the runoff18.64%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff4.86%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Candeias?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 52.33% of valid votes in Candeias (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 51.22% of valid votes in Candeias, and Lula (PT) got 40.95%; the other candidates added up to 7.83%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 52.33% (+1.11 points) and Lula got 47.67% (+6.72 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 10.27 points to 4.66 points.

Who won in Candeias in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Candeias, Lula (PT) had 47.41% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 45.85%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Candeias with 52.84% of valid votes.

How did the presidential vote in Candeias change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.61 points toward Lula in Candeias, 0.16 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.02 points toward the PT, 0.76 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.