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 Balneário Rincão (SC)

Who won for president in Balneário Rincão?

President in Balneário Rincão (SC): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 65.20%, Lula (PT) 34.80%. See also governor and Senate.

Flávio BolsonaroPL 2265.20%6,958 votes
LulaPT 1334.80%3,714 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Balneário Rincão

Both candidates

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Balneário Rincão (65.20%), followed by Lula (PT) (34.80%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 13,696; turnout: 79.61%.

President in Balneário Rincão
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 226,95865.20%
LulaPT 133,71434.80%

1st round in Balneário Rincão

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Balneário Rincão, with 64.42% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 29.55%.

President in Balneário Rincão, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 226,58064.42%
LulaPT 133,01929.55%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 702011.97%
Renan SantosMissão 142001.96%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 551851.81%
ZemaNovo 30130.13%
SamaraUP 8080.08%
Hertz DiasPSTU 1630.03%
Clariana BarãoDC 2730.03%
Edmilson CostaPCB 2120.02%
Rui Costa PimentaPCO 2910.01%

Governor in Balneário Rincão (1st round)

Jorginho MelloPL 2263.96%6,176 votes
João RodriguesPSD 5517.61%1,700 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 8 candidates
Governor in Balneário Rincão (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Jorginho MelloPL 226,17663.96%
João RodriguesPSD 551,70017.61%
Gelson MerísioPSB 401,64016.98%
Marcelo BrigadeiroMissão 14830.86%
Laís ChaudUP 80240.25%
Ralf ZimmerPRD 25150.16%
Professor Marcus SodréPSTU 16140.14%
Bruno Pedreiro do PCOPCO 2940.04%

Senate in Balneário Rincão (1st round)

  • Carol de Toni PL 22127.33%
  • Carlos Bolsonaro PL 22223.36%
  • Esperidião Amin PP 11119.62%
  • Lunelli MDB 15510.45%
All 12 candidates
Senate in Balneário Rincão (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Carol de ToniPL 2215,06427.33%
Carlos BolsonaroPL 2224,32923.36%
Esperidião AminPP 1113,63619.62%
LunelliMDB 1551,93610.45%
Décio LimaPT 1331,88010.15%
Afrânio BoppréPSOL 5001,5438.33%
Túlio de Amorim PfuetzenreiterMissão 144800.43%
Marlene SoccasUP 808220.12%
Ana Lúcia da Silveira MachadoUP 800180.10%
Jeferson RochaPRD 250100.05%
Joaninha de OliveiraPSTU 16090.05%
Marcos DorvalPSTU 16120.01%
CarolPCO 29010annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 64.42% of valid votes in Balneário Rincão, and Lula (PT) got 29.55%; the other candidates added up to 6.03%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 65.20% (+0.78 points) and Lula got 34.80% (+5.25 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 34.87 points to 30.40 points.

President in Balneário Rincão: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2264.42%65.20%+0.78 points
LulaPT 1329.55%34.80%+5.25 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Balneário Rincão, Lula (PT) had 34.63% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 59.37%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Balneário Rincão with 65.41% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 65.20% in the 2026 runoff, against 65.41% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.2 point).

PT: Lula has 34.80% in the 2026 runoff, against 34.59% in the 2022 runoff (+0.2 point).

President in Balneário Rincão: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PLJair Bolsonaro65.41%Flávio Bolsonaro65.20%−0.2 point
PTLula34.59%Lula34.80%+0.2 point

Analysis: Balneário Rincão and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 3,244 votes more than Lula in Balneário Rincão.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.47 points toward Lula in Balneário Rincão, 0.98 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.42 points toward the PT, 1.36 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 20.39% in the runoff (22.92% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.12% (3.25% in the 1st round).

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

President in Balneário Rincão and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorBalneário RincãoBrazil
Lula's net votes−3,244+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)−30.40+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+4.47+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)+0.42+1.78
Abstention in the runoff20.39%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff2.12%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Balneário Rincão?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 65.20% of valid votes in Balneário Rincão (SC).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 64.42% of valid votes in Balneário Rincão, and Lula (PT) got 29.55%; the other candidates added up to 6.03%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 65.20% (+0.78 points) and Lula got 34.80% (+5.25 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 34.87 points to 30.40 points.

Who won in Balneário Rincão in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Balneário Rincão, Lula (PT) had 34.63% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 59.37%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Balneário Rincão with 65.41% of valid votes.

How did the presidential vote in Balneário Rincão change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.47 points toward Lula in Balneário Rincão, 0.98 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.42 points toward the PT, 1.36 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.