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 Doutor Ricardo (RS)

Who won for president in Doutor Ricardo?

President in Doutor Ricardo (RS): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 76.66%, Lula (PT) 23.34%. See also governor and Senate.

Flávio BolsonaroPL 2276.66%1,301 votes
LulaPT 1323.34%396 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Doutor Ricardo

Both candidates

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Doutor Ricardo (76.66%), followed by Lula (PT) (23.34%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 2,080; turnout: 83.22%.

President in Doutor Ricardo
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,30176.66%
LulaPT 1339623.34%

1st round in Doutor Ricardo

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Doutor Ricardo, with 73.14% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 19.67%.

President in Doutor Ricardo, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,17973.14%
LulaPT 1331719.67%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 55513.16%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 70432.67%
Renan SantosMissão 14160.99%
ZemaNovo 3030.19%
SamaraUP 8020.12%
Edmilson CostaPCB 2110.06%

Governor in Doutor Ricardo (1st round)

ZuccoPL 2260.28%941 votes
Gabriel SouzaMDB 1527.80%434 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 6 candidates
Governor in Doutor Ricardo (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
ZuccoPL 2294160.28%
Gabriel SouzaMDB 1543427.80%
Juliana BrizolaPDT 1218311.72%
Marcelo MaranataPSDB 4520.13%
Priscila VoigtUP 8010.06%
Rejane de OliveiraPSTU 1600.00%
César PontesPCO 290annulled votes

Senate in Doutor Ricardo (1st round)

  • Sanderson PL 22234.40%
  • Marcel van Hattem Novo 30034.20%
  • Rigotto MDB 15110.62%
  • Frederico Antunes PSD 5557.41%
All 12 candidates
Senate in Doutor Ricardo (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
SandersonPL 22299834.40%
Marcel van HattemNovo 30099234.20%
RigottoMDB 15130810.62%
Frederico AntunesPSD 5552157.41%
Manuela D'ÁvilaPSOL 5001986.83%
PimentaPT 1311856.38%
Daniela Mulheres SocialistasPSTU 16020.07%
Milton CardosoPSDB 45520.07%
Tânia PeresUP 80810.03%
Régis EthurPSTU 16100.00%
Renato JaguarãoCidadania 23400.00%
Luciano do MLBUP 80000.00%
Ric JonesPCO 2900annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 73.14% of valid votes in Doutor Ricardo, and Lula (PT) got 19.67%; the other candidates added up to 7.19%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 76.66% (+3.52 points) and Lula got 23.34% (+3.67 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 53.47 points to 53.32 points.

President in Doutor Ricardo: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2273.14%76.66%+3.52 points
LulaPT 1319.67%23.34%+3.67 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Doutor Ricardo, Lula (PT) had 28.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 62.37%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Doutor Ricardo with 70.52% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 76.66% in the 2026 runoff, against 70.52% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+6.1 points).

PT: Lula has 23.34% in the 2026 runoff, against 29.48% in the 2022 runoff (−6.1 points).

President in Doutor Ricardo: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PLJair Bolsonaro70.52%Flávio Bolsonaro76.66%+6.1 points
PTLula29.48%Lula23.34%−6.1 points

Analysis: Doutor Ricardo and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 905 votes more than Lula in Doutor Ricardo.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 0.15 points toward Lula in Doutor Ricardo, 5.30 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 12.28 points toward the PL, 14.06 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 16.78% in the runoff (19.04% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 1.96% (4.28% in the 1st round).

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

President in Doutor Ricardo and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorDoutor RicardoBrazil
Lula's net votes−905+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)−53.32+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+0.15+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−12.28+1.78
Abstention in the runoff16.78%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff1.96%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Doutor Ricardo?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 76.66% of valid votes in Doutor Ricardo (RS).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 73.14% of valid votes in Doutor Ricardo, and Lula (PT) got 19.67%; the other candidates added up to 7.19%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 76.66% (+3.52 points) and Lula got 23.34% (+3.67 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 53.47 points to 53.32 points.

Who won in Doutor Ricardo in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Doutor Ricardo, Lula (PT) had 28.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 62.37%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Doutor Ricardo with 70.52% of valid votes.

How did the presidential vote in Doutor Ricardo change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 0.15 points toward Lula in Doutor Ricardo, 5.30 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 12.28 points toward the PL, 14.06 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.