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 Mercês (MG)

Who won for president in Mercês?

President in Mercês (MG): Lula (PT) 63.59%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 36.41%. See also governor and Senate.

LulaPT 1363.59%4,114 votes
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2236.41%2,356 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Mercês

Both candidates

Lula (PT) got more votes in Mercês (63.59%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (36.41%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 8,099; turnout: 82.89%.

President in Mercês
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 134,11463.59%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 222,35636.41%

1st round in Mercês

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Mercês, with 56.07% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 35.46%.

President in Mercês, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 133,39656.07%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 222,14835.46%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 702634.34%
Renan SantosMissão 141222.01%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 55951.57%
ZemaNovo 30290.48%
SamaraUP 8020.03%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1610.02%
Veterinário Wilson GrassiDemocrata 3510.02%

Governor in Mercês (1st round)

Cleitinho AzevedoRepublicanos 1055.85%3,213 votes
Patrus AnaniasPT 1334.66%1,994 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 10 candidates
Governor in Mercês (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Cleitinho AzevedoRepublicanos 103,21355.85%
Patrus AnaniasPT 131,99434.66%
Flávio RoscoePL 222283.96%
Mateus SimõesPSD 551041.81%
Alexandre KalilPDT 121031.79%
GabrielMDB 15621.08%
Ben MendesMissão 14370.64%
Indira XavierUP 8060.10%
Rafael DudaPSTU 1640.07%
Professor Túlio LopesPCB 2120.03%
Henrique ÁreasPCO 291annulled votes

Senate in Mercês (1st round)

  • Marília Campos PT 13125.18%
  • Domingos Sávio PL 22220.34%
  • Carlos Viana PSD 55515.44%
  • Áurea Carolina PSOL 50014.17%
All 15 candidates
Senate in Mercês (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Marília CamposPT 1312,46525.18%
Domingos SávioPL 2221,99120.34%
Carlos VianaPSD 5551,51115.44%
Áurea CarolinaPSOL 5001,38714.17%
Aécio NevesPSDB 4569049.23%
Marcelo AroPP 1117848.01%
Marco Antônio SupermanNovo 3006456.59%
Carlin MouraAvante 700260.27%
Manoel CarvalhoMDB 150180.18%
Arcanjo PimentaMDB 155170.17%
Ana Luiza do MLBUP 808170.17%
Juiz Ramon MoreiraDC 277120.12%
Victória Mello VicPSTU 16160.06%
Fidélis AlcântaraUP 80040.04%
Jordano MetalúrgicoPSTU 16020.02%
Tião PessoaPCO 2902annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 56.07% of valid votes in Mercês, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 35.46%; the other candidates added up to 8.47%.

In the runoff, Lula got 63.59% (+7.52 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 36.41% (+0.95 points).

Lula's lead rose from 20.61 points to 27.18 points.

President in Mercês: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
LulaPT 1356.07%63.59%+7.52 points
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2235.46%36.41%+0.95 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Mercês, Lula (PT) had 64.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 28.41%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Mercês with 67.58% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 63.59% in the 2026 runoff, against 67.58% in the 2022 runoff (−4.0 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 36.41% in the 2026 runoff, against 32.42% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+4.0 points).

President in Mercês: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PTLula67.58%Lula63.59%−4.0 points
PLJair Bolsonaro32.42%Flávio Bolsonaro36.41%+4.0 points

Analysis: Mercês and Brazil

Lula got 1,758 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Mercês.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.57 points toward Lula in Mercês, 1.12 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 7.98 points toward the PL, 9.76 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 17.11% in the runoff (20.46% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.62% (5.99% in the 1st round).

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

President in Mercês and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorMercêsBrazil
Lula's net votes+1,758+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)+27.18+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+6.57+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−7.98+1.78
Abstention in the runoff17.11%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff3.62%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Mercês?

Lula (PT), with 63.59% of valid votes in Mercês (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 56.07% of valid votes in Mercês, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 35.46%; the other candidates added up to 8.47%. In the runoff, Lula got 63.59% (+7.52 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 36.41% (+0.95 points). Lula's lead rose from 20.61 points to 27.18 points.

Who won in Mercês in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Mercês, Lula (PT) had 64.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 28.41%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Mercês with 67.58% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.57 points toward Lula in Mercês, 1.12 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 7.98 points toward the PL, 9.76 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.