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Updated at 04:06 ·100.00% of polling stations counted · Source: TSE

Runoff results in Araranguá (SC)

Who won for president in Araranguá?

President in Araranguá (SC): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 69.74%, Lula (PT) 30.26%. See also governor and Senate.

Flávio BolsonaroPL 2269.74%30,654 votes
LulaPT 1330.26%13,302 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Araranguá

Both candidates

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Araranguá (69.74%), followed by Lula (PT) (30.26%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 55,078; turnout: 81.80%.

President in Araranguá
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2230,65469.74%
LulaPT 1313,30230.26%

1st round in Araranguá

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Araranguá, with 67.34% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 24.53%.

President in Araranguá, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2228,75567.34%
LulaPT 1310,47324.53%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 701,2682.97%
Renan SantosMissão 141,2632.96%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 557391.73%
ZemaNovo 301180.28%
SamaraUP 80460.11%
Hertz DiasPSTU 16150.04%
Clariana BarãoDC 2790.02%
Edmilson CostaPCB 2180.02%
Veterinário Wilson GrassiDemocrata 3540.01%
Rui Costa PimentaPCO 2930.01%

Governor in Araranguá (1st round)

Jorginho MelloPL 2273.03%29,712 votes
Gelson MerísioPSB 4015.28%6,218 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 8 candidates
Governor in Araranguá (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Jorginho MelloPL 2229,71273.03%
Gelson MerísioPSB 406,21815.28%
João RodriguesPSD 553,9749.77%
Marcelo BrigadeiroMissão 144521.11%
Laís ChaudUP 801560.38%
Professor Marcus SodréPSTU 16740.18%
Ralf ZimmerPRD 25710.17%
Bruno Pedreiro do PCOPCO 29260.06%

Senate in Araranguá (1st round)

  • Carol de Toni PL 22131.60%
  • Carlos Bolsonaro PL 22225.46%
  • Esperidião Amin PP 11118.48%
  • Décio Lima PT 1339.91%
All 12 candidates
Senate in Araranguá (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Carol de ToniPL 22124,46631.60%
Carlos BolsonaroPL 22219,71325.46%
Esperidião AminPP 11114,30918.48%
Décio LimaPT 1337,6699.91%
Afrânio BoppréPSOL 5005,8807.59%
LunelliMDB 1554,4295.72%
Túlio de Amorim PfuetzenreiterMissão 1445600.72%
Ana Lúcia da Silveira MachadoUP 8001250.16%
Jeferson RochaPRD 2501150.15%
Joaninha de OliveiraPSTU 160590.08%
Marlene SoccasUP 808550.07%
Marcos DorvalPSTU 161440.06%
CarolPCO 290102annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 67.34% of valid votes in Araranguá, and Lula (PT) got 24.53%; the other candidates added up to 8.13%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 69.74% (+2.40 points) and Lula got 30.26% (+5.73 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 42.81 points to 39.48 points.

President in Araranguá: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2267.34%69.74%+2.40 points
LulaPT 1324.53%30.26%+5.73 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Araranguá, Lula (PT) had 29.24% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 63.23%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Araranguá with 69.57% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 69.74% in the 2026 runoff, against 69.57% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.2 point).

PT: Lula has 30.26% in the 2026 runoff, against 30.43% in the 2022 runoff (−0.2 point).

President in Araranguá: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PLJair Bolsonaro69.57%Flávio Bolsonaro69.74%+0.2 point
PTLula30.43%Lula30.26%−0.2 point

Analysis: Araranguá and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 17,352 votes more than Lula in Araranguá.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.33 points toward Lula in Araranguá, 2.12 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.34 points toward the PL, 2.12 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 18.20% in the runoff (20.19% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.44% (2.84% in the 1st round).

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

President in Araranguá and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorAraranguáBrazil
Lula's net votes−17,352+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)−39.48+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+3.33+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−0.34+1.78
Abstention in the runoff18.20%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff2.44%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Araranguá?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 69.74% of valid votes in Araranguá (SC).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 67.34% of valid votes in Araranguá, and Lula (PT) got 24.53%; the other candidates added up to 8.13%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 69.74% (+2.40 points) and Lula got 30.26% (+5.73 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 42.81 points to 39.48 points.

Who won in Araranguá in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Araranguá, Lula (PT) had 29.24% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 63.23%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Araranguá with 69.57% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.33 points toward Lula in Araranguá, 2.12 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.34 points toward the PL, 2.12 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.