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 Carmo (RJ)

Who won for president in Carmo?

President in Carmo (RJ): Lula (PT) 50.91%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 49.09%. See also governor and Senate.

LulaPT 1350.91%5,843 votes
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2249.09%5,634 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Carmo

Both candidates

Lula (PT) got more votes in Carmo (50.91%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (49.09%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 14,239; turnout: 83.14%.

President in Carmo
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 135,84350.91%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 225,63449.09%

1st round in Carmo

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Carmo, with 48.56% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 43.69%.

President in Carmo, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 225,46848.56%
LulaPT 134,92043.69%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 703222.86%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 553062.72%
Renan SantosMissão 142111.87%
ZemaNovo 30150.13%
SamaraUP 80110.10%
Edmilson CostaPCB 2130.03%
Clariana BarãoDC 2730.03%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1610.01%

Governor in Carmo (1st round)

Eduardo PaesPSD 5548.77%4,858 votes
Douglas RuasPL 2247.59%4,741 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 8 candidates
Governor in Carmo (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Eduardo PaesPSD 554,85848.77%
Douglas RuasPL 224,74147.59%
William SiriPSOL 501891.90%
Coronel BusnelloMissão 14800.80%
André MarinhoNovo 30510.51%
JulieteUP 80310.31%
Cyro GarciaPSTU 16110.11%
Luan MonteiroPCO 2910.01%
GarotinhoRepublicanos 10134annulled votes

Senate in Carmo (1st round)

  • Carlos Portinho PL 22229.22%
  • Carlos Jordy PL 22122.08%
  • Benedita da Silva PT 13119.86%
  • Pedro Paulo PSD 55517.22%
All 14 candidates
Senate in Carmo (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Carlos PortinhoPL 2225,58529.22%
Carlos JordyPL 2214,22022.08%
Benedita da SilvaPT 1313,79619.86%
Pedro PauloPSD 5553,29117.22%
Monica BenicioPSOL 5001,4837.76%
Marcelo CrivellaRepublicanos 1003551.86%
Marcos DiasPodemos 2001470.77%
Hélio SeccoMissão 1441230.64%
WaguinhoRepublicanos 101500.26%
Paula FalcãoPSTU 160250.13%
Michelly XavierUP 800180.09%
Ó ClementeDemocrata 35580.04%
Luciano MattosPRTB 28070.04%
Vinícius BenevidesUP 80830.02%
Luiz EugênioPCO 2902annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 48.56% of valid votes in Carmo, and Lula (PT) got 43.69%; the other candidates added up to 7.75%.

In the runoff, Lula got 50.91% (+7.22 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 49.09% (+0.53 points).

The gap between the two went from 4.87 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 1.82 points in favor of Lula.

President in Carmo: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
LulaPT 1343.69%50.91%+7.22 points
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2248.56%49.09%+0.53 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Carmo, Lula (PT) had 51.90% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 41.92%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Carmo with 54.63% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 50.91% in the 2026 runoff, against 54.63% in the 2022 runoff (−3.7 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 49.09% in the 2026 runoff, against 45.37% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+3.7 points).

President in Carmo: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PTLula54.63%Lula50.91%−3.7 points
PLJair Bolsonaro45.37%Flávio Bolsonaro49.09%+3.7 points

Analysis: Carmo and Brazil

Lula got 209 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Carmo.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.69 points toward Lula in Carmo, 1.24 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 7.44 points toward the PL, 9.22 points short of Brazil.

The municipality turned to Lula from the 1st round to the runoff (between the two finalists).

Abstention was 16.86% in the runoff (17.40% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.05% (4.25% in the 1st round).

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

President in Carmo and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorCarmoBrazil
Lula's net votes+209+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)+1.82+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+6.69+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−7.44+1.78
Abstention in the runoff16.86%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff3.05%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Carmo?

Lula (PT), with 50.91% of valid votes in Carmo (RJ).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 48.56% of valid votes in Carmo, and Lula (PT) got 43.69%; the other candidates added up to 7.75%. In the runoff, Lula got 50.91% (+7.22 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 49.09% (+0.53 points). The gap between the two went from 4.87 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 1.82 points in favor of Lula.

Who won in Carmo in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Carmo, Lula (PT) had 51.90% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 41.92%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Carmo with 54.63% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.69 points toward Lula in Carmo, 1.24 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 7.44 points toward the PL, 9.22 points short of Brazil. The municipality turned to Lula from the 1st round to the runoff (between the two finalists).