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 Santa Cruz da Esperança (SP)

Who won for president in Santa Cruz da Esperança?

President in Santa Cruz da Esperança (SP): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 58.53%, Lula (PT) 41.47%. See also governor and Senate.

Flávio BolsonaroPL 2258.53%1,022 votes
LulaPT 1341.47%724 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Santa Cruz da Esperança

Both candidates

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Santa Cruz da Esperança (58.53%), followed by Lula (PT) (41.47%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 2,342; turnout: 77.63%.

President in Santa Cruz da Esperança
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,02258.53%
LulaPT 1372441.47%

1st round in Santa Cruz da Esperança

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Santa Cruz da Esperança, with 58.36% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 35.10%.

President in Santa Cruz da Esperança, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2298158.36%
LulaPT 1359035.10%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 70422.50%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 55342.02%
Renan SantosMissão 14241.43%
ZemaNovo 3080.48%
Clariana BarãoDC 2710.06%
SamaraUP 8010.06%

Governor in Santa Cruz da Esperança (1st round)

TarcísioRepublicanos 1068.62%1,087 votes
Fernando HaddadPT 1330.87%489 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
All 5 candidates
Governor in Santa Cruz da Esperança (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
TarcísioRepublicanos 101,08768.62%
Fernando HaddadPT 1348930.87%
Carlos MachadoPCB 2140.25%
Vivian MendesUP 8040.25%
Vera LúciaPSTU 1600.00%

Senate in Santa Cruz da Esperança (1st round)

  • Guilherme Derrite PP 11133.68%
  • André do Prado PL 22233.18%
  • Simone Tebet PSB 40016.09%
  • Marina Silva Rede 18014.19%
All 12 candidates
Senate in Santa Cruz da Esperança (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Guilherme DerritePP 1111,00933.68%
André do PradoPL 22299433.18%
Simone TebetPSB 40048216.09%
Marina SilvaRede 18042514.19%
Geraldo RufinoPodemos 200461.54%
Guto SchiavettoMissão 144180.60%
Dra. Eliana FerreiraPSTU 16190.30%
Maíra de SouzaUP 80880.27%
Soninha FrancineCidadania 23230.10%
Petter MaahsPCB 21110.03%
Márcio AlvesUP 80010.03%
Weller GonçalvesPSTU 16000.00%
William TeixeiraAgir 3601annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 58.36% of valid votes in Santa Cruz da Esperança, and Lula (PT) got 35.10%; the other candidates added up to 6.54%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 58.53% (+0.17 points) and Lula got 41.47% (+6.37 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 23.26 points to 17.06 points.

President in Santa Cruz da Esperança: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2258.36%58.53%+0.17 points
LulaPT 1335.10%41.47%+6.37 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Santa Cruz da Esperança, Lula (PT) had 41.56% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 51.41%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Santa Cruz da Esperança with 57.82% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 58.53% in the 2026 runoff, against 57.82% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.7 point).

PT: Lula has 41.47% in the 2026 runoff, against 42.18% in the 2022 runoff (−0.7 point).

President in Santa Cruz da Esperança: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PLJair Bolsonaro57.82%Flávio Bolsonaro58.53%+0.7 point
PTLula42.18%Lula41.47%−0.7 point

Analysis: Santa Cruz da Esperança and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 298 votes more than Lula in Santa Cruz da Esperança.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.20 points toward Lula in Santa Cruz da Esperança, 0.75 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.42 points toward the PL, 3.20 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 22.37% in the runoff (23.78% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.96% (5.83% in the 1st round).

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

President in Santa Cruz da Esperança and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorSanta Cruz da EsperançaBrazil
Lula's net votes−298+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)−17.06+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+6.20+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−1.42+1.78
Abstention in the runoff22.37%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff3.96%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Santa Cruz da Esperança?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 58.53% of valid votes in Santa Cruz da Esperança (SP).

How did the vote for president in Santa Cruz da Esperança change from the 1st round to the runoff?

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 58.36% of valid votes in Santa Cruz da Esperança, and Lula (PT) got 35.10%; the other candidates added up to 6.54%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 58.53% (+0.17 points) and Lula got 41.47% (+6.37 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 23.26 points to 17.06 points.

Who won in Santa Cruz da Esperança in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Santa Cruz da Esperança, Lula (PT) had 41.56% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 51.41%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Santa Cruz da Esperança with 57.82% of valid votes.

How did the presidential vote in Santa Cruz da Esperança change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.20 points toward Lula in Santa Cruz da Esperança, 0.75 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.42 points toward the PL, 3.20 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.