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 Recife (PE)

Who won for president in Recife?

President in Recife (PE): Lula (PT) 61.27%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 38.73%. See also governor, Senate and the electoral zones.

LulaPT 1361.27%633,369 votes
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2238.73%400,342 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Recife

Both candidates

Lula (PT) got more votes in Recife (61.27%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (38.73%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 1,230,247; turnout: 86.40%.

President in Recife
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 13633,36961.27%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 22400,34238.73%

1st round in Recife

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Recife, with 55.29% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 38.37%.

President in Recife, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 13543,54855.29%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 22377,26838.37%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 7025,1672.56%
Renan SantosMissão 1417,7231.80%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 5515,4871.58%
ZemaNovo 302,2700.23%
SamaraUP 807310.07%
Hertz DiasPSTU 163810.04%
Clariana BarãoDC 271970.02%
Edmilson CostaPCB 211350.01%
Rui Costa PimentaPCO 291280.01%
Veterinário Wilson GrassiDemocrata 351030.01%

Governor in Recife (1st round)

João CamposPSB 4049.94%473,994 votes
Raquel LyraPSD 5546.07%437,301 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 7 candidates
Governor in Recife (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
João CamposPSB 40473,99449.94%
Raquel LyraPSD 55437,30146.07%
Ivan MoraesPSOL 5032,7533.45%
RenanMissão 143,7480.39%
Professora CamilaUP 809880.10%
Guilherme FonsecaPSTU 162890.03%
Victor AssisPCO 291420.01%

Senate in Recife (1st round)

  • Marília Arraes PDT 12326.01%
  • Humberto Costa PT 13025.10%
  • Mendonça Filho PL 22221.93%
  • Carlos Sant'Anna Novo 30010.99%
All 11 candidates
Senate in Recife (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Marília ArraesPDT 123432,84326.01%
Humberto CostaPT 130417,58525.10%
Mendonça FilhoPL 222364,82621.93%
Carlos Sant'AnnaNovo 300182,89310.99%
Eduardo da FontePP 111174,07910.46%
Túlio GadêlhaPSD 55574,8934.50%
Paulo Rubem SantiagoRede 18011,8910.71%
Gorett BituUP 8012,5390.15%
Samuel TimóteoUP 8001,1000.07%
Mariano MacedoPSTU 1618700.05%
Mailson da Silva NetoPCO 2904050.02%
Pastor Gilvan CostaDemocrata 3554,293annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 55.29% of valid votes in Recife, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 38.37%; the other candidates added up to 6.34%.

In the runoff, Lula got 61.27% (+5.98 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 38.73% (+0.36 points).

Lula's lead rose from 16.92 points to 22.54 points.

President in Recife: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
LulaPT 1355.29%61.27%+5.98 points
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2238.37%38.73%+0.36 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Recife, Lula (PT) had 54.03% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 39.22%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Recife with 56.32% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 61.27% in the 2026 runoff, against 56.32% in the 2022 runoff (+5.0 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 38.73% in the 2026 runoff, against 43.68% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−5.0 points).

President in Recife: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PTLula56.32%Lula61.27%+5.0 points
PLJair Bolsonaro43.68%Flávio Bolsonaro38.73%−5.0 points

Analysis: Recife and Brazil

Lula got 233,027 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Recife.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.62 points toward Lula in Recife, 0.17 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 9.90 points toward the PT, 8.12 points beyond Brazil.

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

Abstention was 13.60% in the runoff (15.94% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.75% (4.94% in the 1st round).

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

President in Recife and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorRecifeBrazil
Lula's net votes+233,027+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)+22.54+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+5.62+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)+9.90+1.78
Abstention in the runoff13.60%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff2.75%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Recife?

Lula (PT), with 61.27% of valid votes in Recife (PE).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 55.29% of valid votes in Recife, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 38.37%; the other candidates added up to 6.34%. In the runoff, Lula got 61.27% (+5.98 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 38.73% (+0.36 points). Lula's lead rose from 16.92 points to 22.54 points.

Who won in Recife in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Recife, Lula (PT) had 54.03% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 39.22%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Recife with 56.32% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.62 points toward Lula in Recife, 0.17 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 9.90 points toward the PT, 8.12 points beyond Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.