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 Cardoso (SP)

Who won for president in Cardoso?

President in Cardoso (SP): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 55.28%, Lula (PT) 44.72%. See also governor and Senate.

Flávio BolsonaroPL 2255.28%3,891 votes
LulaPT 1344.72%3,148 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Cardoso

Both candidates

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Cardoso (55.28%), followed by Lula (PT) (44.72%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 9,594; turnout: 75.44%.

President in Cardoso
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 223,89155.28%
LulaPT 133,14844.72%

1st round in Cardoso

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Cardoso, with 55.01% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 39.89%.

President in Cardoso, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 223,59055.01%
LulaPT 132,60339.89%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 701261.93%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 551241.90%
Renan SantosMissão 14731.12%
ZemaNovo 3060.09%
SamaraUP 8040.06%

Governor in Cardoso (1st round)

TarcísioRepublicanos 1065.43%3,965 votes
Fernando HaddadPT 1334.32%2,080 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 5 candidates
Governor in Cardoso (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
TarcísioRepublicanos 103,96565.43%
Fernando HaddadPT 132,08034.32%
Vera LúciaPSTU 1670.12%
Vivian MendesUP 8060.10%
Carlos MachadoPCB 2120.03%

Senate in Cardoso (1st round)

  • Guilherme Derrite PP 11132.67%
  • André do Prado PL 22231.94%
  • Simone Tebet PSB 40017.81%
  • Marina Silva Rede 18016.08%
All 12 candidates
Senate in Cardoso (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Guilherme DerritePP 1113,60332.67%
André do PradoPL 2223,52331.94%
Simone TebetPSB 4001,96417.81%
Marina SilvaRede 1801,77316.08%
Geraldo RufinoPodemos 200960.87%
Guto SchiavettoMissão 144370.34%
Soninha FrancineCidadania 232100.09%
Dra. Eliana FerreiraPSTU 16170.06%
Maíra de SouzaUP 80850.05%
Weller GonçalvesPSTU 16040.04%
Petter MaahsPCB 21140.04%
Márcio AlvesUP 80030.03%
William TeixeiraAgir 3602annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 55.01% of valid votes in Cardoso, and Lula (PT) got 39.89%; the other candidates added up to 5.10%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 55.28% (+0.27 points) and Lula got 44.72% (+4.83 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 15.12 points to 10.56 points.

President in Cardoso: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2255.01%55.28%+0.27 points
LulaPT 1339.89%44.72%+4.83 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Cardoso, Lula (PT) had 45.22% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 49.26%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Cardoso with 54.90% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 55.28% in the 2026 runoff, against 54.90% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.4 point).

PT: Lula has 44.72% in the 2026 runoff, against 45.10% in the 2022 runoff (−0.4 point).

President in Cardoso: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PLJair Bolsonaro54.90%Flávio Bolsonaro55.28%+0.4 point
PTLula45.10%Lula44.72%−0.4 point

Analysis: Cardoso and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 743 votes more than Lula in Cardoso.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.56 points toward Lula in Cardoso, 0.89 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.76 points toward the PL, 2.54 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 24.56% in the runoff (28.74% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.75% (4.53% in the 1st round).

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

President in Cardoso and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorCardosoBrazil
Lula's net votes−743+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)−10.56+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+4.56+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−0.76+1.78
Abstention in the runoff24.56%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff2.75%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Cardoso?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 55.28% of valid votes in Cardoso (SP).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 55.01% of valid votes in Cardoso, and Lula (PT) got 39.89%; the other candidates added up to 5.10%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 55.28% (+0.27 points) and Lula got 44.72% (+4.83 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 15.12 points to 10.56 points.

Who won in Cardoso in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Cardoso, Lula (PT) had 45.22% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 49.26%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Cardoso with 54.90% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.56 points toward Lula in Cardoso, 0.89 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.76 points toward the PL, 2.54 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.