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 União (PI)

Who won for president in União?

President in União (PI): Lula (PT) 78.08%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 21.92%. See also governor and Senate.

LulaPT 1378.08%24,914 votes
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2221.92%6,994 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in União

Both candidates

Lula (PT) got more votes in União (78.08%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (21.92%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 38,748; turnout: 84.91%.

President in União
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 1324,91478.08%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 226,99421.92%

1st round in União

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in União, with 74.08% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 22.07%.

President in União, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 1323,15374.08%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 226,89622.07%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 705171.65%
Renan SantosMissão 143341.07%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 553131.00%
ZemaNovo 3090.03%
SamaraUP 8090.03%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1680.03%
Clariana BarãoDC 2750.02%
Edmilson CostaPCB 2140.01%
Veterinário Wilson GrassiDemocrata 3530.01%
Rui Costa PimentaPCO 2920.01%

Governor in União (1st round)

Rafael FontelesPT 1366.24%19,850 votes
Joel RodriguesPP 1133.19%9,947 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 6 candidates
Governor in União (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Rafael FontelesPT 1319,85066.24%
Joel RodriguesPP 119,94733.19%
Professor GisvaldoPSOL 50630.21%
Dra. Lúcia SantosPSDB 45580.19%
Elizeu AguiarNovo 30370.12%
Santiago BelizárioUP 80130.04%
Professor JurityDC 2714annulled votes
Geraldo CarvalhoPSTU 1613annulled votes
Lourdes MeloPCO 2910annulled votes
Ravenna da InclusãoDemocrata 353annulled votes

Senate in União (1st round)

  • Marcelo Castro MDB 15142.51%
  • Júlio César o Julim do Lula PSD 55526.70%
  • Ciro Nogueira PP 11123.73%
  • Tiago Junqueira PL 2225.55%
All 10 candidates
Senate in União (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Marcelo CastroMDB 15123,06342.51%
Júlio César o Julim do LulaPSD 55514,48626.70%
Ciro NogueiraPP 11112,87723.73%
Tiago JunqueiraPL 2223,0095.55%
Antônio BarrosNovo 3002510.46%
Maria Madalena NunesPSOL 5051990.37%
Antônio José LiraAvante 7001370.25%
Francinaldo LeãoPSOL 5001300.24%
Jorge LopesPSDB 456700.13%
Pedro LaurentinoUP 800370.07%
Dionísio CarvalhoDC 27743annulled votes
Irmão Evandro MarquesDC 27832annulled votes
Jardenya BezerraDemocrata 35526annulled votes
Danniel RochaPSTU 16622annulled votes
Missionário Evandro CraveiroDemocrata 3507annulled votes
Cloves JoséPCO 2913annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 74.08% of valid votes in União, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 22.07%; the other candidates added up to 3.85%.

In the runoff, Lula got 78.08% (+4.00 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 21.92% (−0.15 points).

Lula's lead rose from 52.01 points to 56.16 points.

President in União: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
LulaPT 1374.08%78.08%+4.00 points
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2222.07%21.92%−0.15 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in União, Lula (PT) had 76.51% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 18.40%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in União with 78.79% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 78.08% in the 2026 runoff, against 78.79% in the 2022 runoff (−0.7 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 21.92% in the 2026 runoff, against 21.21% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.7 point).

President in União: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PTLula78.79%Lula78.08%−0.7 point
PLJair Bolsonaro21.21%Flávio Bolsonaro21.92%+0.7 point

Analysis: União and Brazil

Lula got 17,920 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in União.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.15 points toward Lula in União, 1.30 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.42 points toward the PL, 3.20 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 15.09% in the runoff (15.55% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.02% (4.50% in the 1st round).

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

President in União and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorUniãoBrazil
Lula's net votes+17,920+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)+56.16+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+4.15+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−1.42+1.78
Abstention in the runoff15.09%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff3.02%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in União?

Lula (PT), with 78.08% of valid votes in União (PI).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 74.08% of valid votes in União, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 22.07%; the other candidates added up to 3.85%. In the runoff, Lula got 78.08% (+4.00 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 21.92% (−0.15 points). Lula's lead rose from 52.01 points to 56.16 points.

Who won in União in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in União, Lula (PT) had 76.51% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 18.40%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in União with 78.79% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.15 points toward Lula in União, 1.30 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.42 points toward the PL, 3.20 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.