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Updated at 04:06 ·100.00% of polling stations counted · Source: TSE

Runoff results in Sebastião Leal (PI)

Who won for president in Sebastião Leal?

President in Sebastião Leal (PI): Lula (PT) 61.05%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 38.95%. See also governor and Senate.

LulaPT 1361.05%2,257 votes
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2238.95%1,440 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Sebastião Leal

Both candidates

Lula (PT) got more votes in Sebastião Leal (61.05%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (38.95%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 4,234; turnout: 89.06%.

President in Sebastião Leal
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 132,25761.05%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,44038.95%

1st round in Sebastião Leal

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Sebastião Leal, with 57.88% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 39.30%.

President in Sebastião Leal, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 132,09057.88%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,41939.30%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 70551.52%
Renan SantosMissão 14240.66%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 55200.55%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1610.03%
Edmilson CostaPCB 2110.03%
SamaraUP 8010.03%

Governor in Sebastião Leal (1st round)

Rafael FontelesPT 1354.49%1,850 votes
Joel RodriguesPP 1144.95%1,526 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 6 candidates
Governor in Sebastião Leal (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Rafael FontelesPT 131,85054.49%
Joel RodriguesPP 111,52644.95%
Dra. Lúcia SantosPSDB 45130.38%
Elizeu AguiarNovo 3050.15%
Professor GisvaldoPSOL 5010.03%
Santiago BelizárioUP 8000.00%
Lourdes MeloPCO 293annulled votes
Geraldo CarvalhoPSTU 162annulled votes
Professor JurityDC 271annulled votes
Ravenna da InclusãoDemocrata 350annulled votes

Senate in Sebastião Leal (1st round)

  • Marcelo Castro MDB 15136.00%
  • Júlio César o Julim do Lula PSD 55532.91%
  • Ciro Nogueira PP 11117.13%
  • Tiago Junqueira PL 22213.42%
All 10 candidates
Senate in Sebastião Leal (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Marcelo CastroMDB 1512,30936.00%
Júlio César o Julim do LulaPSD 5552,11132.91%
Ciro NogueiraPP 1111,09917.13%
Tiago JunqueiraPL 22286113.42%
Antônio BarrosNovo 300210.33%
Jorge LopesPSDB 45680.12%
Maria Madalena NunesPSOL 50520.03%
Francinaldo LeãoPSOL 50010.02%
Antônio José LiraAvante 70010.02%
Pedro LaurentinoUP 80010.02%
Dionísio CarvalhoDC 2774annulled votes
Missionário Evandro CraveiroDemocrata 3502annulled votes
Jardenya BezerraDemocrata 3551annulled votes
Danniel RochaPSTU 1660annulled votes
Irmão Evandro MarquesDC 2780annulled votes
Cloves JoséPCO 2910annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 57.88% of valid votes in Sebastião Leal, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 39.30%; the other candidates added up to 2.82%.

In the runoff, Lula got 61.05% (+3.17 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 38.95% (−0.35 points).

Lula's lead rose from 18.58 points to 22.10 points.

President in Sebastião Leal: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
LulaPT 1357.88%61.05%+3.17 points
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2239.30%38.95%−0.35 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Sebastião Leal, Lula (PT) had 66.06% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 30.90%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Sebastião Leal with 66.32% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 61.05% in the 2026 runoff, against 66.32% in the 2022 runoff (−5.3 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 38.95% in the 2026 runoff, against 33.68% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+5.3 points).

President in Sebastião Leal: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PTLula66.32%Lula61.05%−5.3 points
PLJair Bolsonaro33.68%Flávio Bolsonaro38.95%+5.3 points

Analysis: Sebastião Leal and Brazil

Lula got 817 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Sebastião Leal.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.52 points toward Lula in Sebastião Leal, 1.93 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 10.54 points toward the PL, 12.32 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 10.94% in the runoff (11.41% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 1.96% (3.73% in the 1st round).

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

President in Sebastião Leal and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorSebastião LealBrazil
Lula's net votes+817+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)+22.10+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+3.52+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−10.54+1.78
Abstention in the runoff10.94%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff1.96%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Sebastião Leal?

Lula (PT), with 61.05% of valid votes in Sebastião Leal (PI).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 57.88% of valid votes in Sebastião Leal, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 39.30%; the other candidates added up to 2.82%. In the runoff, Lula got 61.05% (+3.17 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 38.95% (−0.35 points). Lula's lead rose from 18.58 points to 22.10 points.

Who won in Sebastião Leal in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Sebastião Leal, Lula (PT) had 66.06% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 30.90%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Sebastião Leal with 66.32% of valid votes.

How did the presidential vote in Sebastião Leal change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.52 points toward Lula in Sebastião Leal, 1.93 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 10.54 points toward the PL, 12.32 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.