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 Sertão (RS)

Who won for president in Sertão?

President in Sertão (RS): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 69.38%, Lula (PT) 30.62%. See also governor and Senate.

Flávio BolsonaroPL 2269.38%2,943 votes
LulaPT 1330.62%1,299 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Sertão

Both candidates

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Sertão (69.38%), followed by Lula (PT) (30.62%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 5,013; turnout: 86.95%.

President in Sertão
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 222,94369.38%
LulaPT 131,29930.62%

1st round in Sertão

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Sertão, with 67.19% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 26.60%.

President in Sertão, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 222,79167.19%
LulaPT 131,10526.60%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 701082.60%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 55731.76%
Renan SantosMissão 14641.54%
ZemaNovo 3090.22%
SamaraUP 8020.05%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1610.02%
Clariana BarãoDC 2710.02%

Governor in Sertão (1st round)

ZuccoPL 2270.26%2,769 votes
Juliana BrizolaPDT 1221.11%832 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 6 candidates
Governor in Sertão (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
ZuccoPL 222,76970.26%
Juliana BrizolaPDT 1283221.11%
Gabriel SouzaMDB 153218.15%
Marcelo MaranataPSDB 45170.43%
Rejane de OliveiraPSTU 1620.05%
Priscila VoigtUP 8000.00%
César PontesPCO 290annulled votes

Senate in Sertão (1st round)

  • Sanderson PL 22236.54%
  • Marcel van Hattem Novo 30035.91%
  • Manuela D'Ávila PSOL 50011.03%
  • Pimenta PT 13110.40%
All 12 candidates
Senate in Sertão (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
SandersonPL 2222,73336.54%
Marcel van HattemNovo 3002,68635.91%
Manuela D'ÁvilaPSOL 50082511.03%
PimentaPT 13177810.40%
RigottoMDB 1512963.96%
Frederico AntunesPSD 5551371.83%
Milton CardosoPSDB 455100.13%
Daniela Mulheres SocialistasPSTU 16080.11%
Régis EthurPSTU 16140.05%
Luciano do MLBUP 80010.01%
Tânia PeresUP 80810.01%
Renato JaguarãoCidadania 23400.00%
Ric JonesPCO 2901annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 67.19% of valid votes in Sertão, and Lula (PT) got 26.60%; the other candidates added up to 6.21%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 69.38% (+2.19 points) and Lula got 30.62% (+4.02 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 40.59 points to 38.76 points.

President in Sertão: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2267.19%69.38%+2.19 points
LulaPT 1326.60%30.62%+4.02 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Sertão, Lula (PT) had 34.77% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 59.46%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Sertão with 66.21% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 69.38% in the 2026 runoff, against 66.21% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+3.2 points).

PT: Lula has 30.62% in the 2026 runoff, against 33.79% in the 2022 runoff (−3.2 points).

President in Sertão: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PLJair Bolsonaro66.21%Flávio Bolsonaro69.38%+3.2 points
PTLula33.79%Lula30.62%−3.2 points

Analysis: Sertão and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 1,644 votes more than Lula in Sertão.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 1.83 points toward Lula in Sertão, 3.62 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 6.34 points toward the PL, 8.12 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 13.05% in the runoff (14.62% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.68% (2.99% in the 1st round).

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

President in Sertão and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorSertãoBrazil
Lula's net votes−1,644+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)−38.76+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+1.83+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−6.34+1.78
Abstention in the runoff13.05%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff2.68%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Sertão?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 69.38% of valid votes in Sertão (RS).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 67.19% of valid votes in Sertão, and Lula (PT) got 26.60%; the other candidates added up to 6.21%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 69.38% (+2.19 points) and Lula got 30.62% (+4.02 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 40.59 points to 38.76 points.

Who won in Sertão in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Sertão, Lula (PT) had 34.77% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 59.46%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Sertão with 66.21% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 1.83 points toward Lula in Sertão, 3.62 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 6.34 points toward the PL, 8.12 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.