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 Parelhas (RN)

Who won for president in Parelhas?

President in Parelhas (RN): Lula (PT) 61.48%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 38.52%. See also governor and Senate.

LulaPT 1361.48%8,811 votes
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2238.52%5,521 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Parelhas

Both candidates

Lula (PT) got more votes in Parelhas (61.48%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (38.52%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 17,459; turnout: 86.46%.

President in Parelhas
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 138,81161.48%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 225,52138.52%

1st round in Parelhas

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Parelhas, with 53.56% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 37.81%.

President in Parelhas, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
LulaPT 137,30853.56%
Flávio BolsonaroPL 225,15937.81%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 708216.02%
Renan SantosMissão 142501.83%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 55830.61%
SamaraUP 8070.05%
ZemaNovo 3060.04%
Clariana BarãoDC 2740.03%
Rui Costa PimentaPCO 2930.02%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1620.01%
Veterinário Wilson GrassiDemocrata 3520.01%

Governor in Parelhas

Governor with 100.00% of polling stations counted in the municipality.

Cadu de LulaPT 1358.23%7,959 votes
AllysonUnião 4441.77%5,709 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Both candidates
Governor in Parelhas
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Cadu de LulaPT 137,95958.23%
AllysonUnião 445,70941.77%

Senate in Parelhas (1st round)

  • Styvenson Valentim Podemos 20038.09%
  • Zenaide Maia PSD 55520.47%
  • Coronel Hélio PL 22215.86%
  • Samanda de Lula PT 13112.85%
All 13 candidates
Senate in Parelhas (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Styvenson ValentimPodemos 2008,90938.09%
Zenaide MaiaPSD 5554,78920.47%
Coronel HélioPL 2223,71115.86%
Samanda de LulaPT 1313,00512.85%
Rafael MottaPDT 1232,43710.42%
Tércio TinôcoUnião 4443961.69%
Sônia GodeiroPSOL 501420.18%
Sandro PimentelPSOL 500350.15%
Professor GuilhermeUP 800290.12%
Rosália FernandesPSTU 166140.06%
Luciana ManduPSTU 161100.04%
Gari Wendell BatistaAgir 360100.04%
Clóvis Costa do Coletivo NósAgir 36950.02%

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 53.56% of valid votes in Parelhas, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 37.81%; the other candidates added up to 8.63%.

In the runoff, Lula got 61.48% (+7.92 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 38.52% (+0.71 points).

Lula's lead rose from 15.75 points to 22.96 points.

President in Parelhas: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
LulaPT 1353.56%61.48%+7.92 points
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2237.81%38.52%+0.71 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Parelhas, Lula (PT) had 58.16% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 34.56%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Parelhas with 60.73% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 61.48% in the 2026 runoff, against 60.73% in the 2022 runoff (+0.7 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 38.52% in the 2026 runoff, against 39.27% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.7 point).

President in Parelhas: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PTLula60.73%Lula61.48%+0.7 point
PLJair Bolsonaro39.27%Flávio Bolsonaro38.52%−0.7 point

Analysis: Parelhas and Brazil

Lula got 3,290 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Parelhas.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.21 points toward Lula in Parelhas, 1.76 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.50 points toward the PT, 0.28 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 13.54% in the runoff (15.89% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 5.05% (7.09% in the 1st round).

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

President in Parelhas and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorParelhasBrazil
Lula's net votes+3,290+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)+22.96+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+7.21+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)+1.50+1.78
Abstention in the runoff13.54%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff5.05%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Parelhas?

Lula (PT), with 61.48% of valid votes in Parelhas (RN).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 53.56% of valid votes in Parelhas, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 37.81%; the other candidates added up to 8.63%. In the runoff, Lula got 61.48% (+7.92 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 38.52% (+0.71 points). Lula's lead rose from 15.75 points to 22.96 points.

Who won in Parelhas in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Parelhas, Lula (PT) had 58.16% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 34.56%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Parelhas with 60.73% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.21 points toward Lula in Parelhas, 1.76 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.50 points toward the PT, 0.28 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.