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 Maria do Tocantins (TO)

Who won for president in Santa Maria do Tocantins?

President in Santa Maria do Tocantins (TO): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 52.28%, Lula (PT) 47.72%. See also governor and Senate.

Flávio BolsonaroPL 2252.28%1,021 votes
LulaPT 1347.72%932 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Source: TSE

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President in Santa Maria do Tocantins

Both candidates

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Santa Maria do Tocantins (52.28%), followed by Lula (PT) (47.72%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 2,545; turnout: 79.72%.

President in Santa Maria do Tocantins
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,02152.28%
LulaPT 1393247.72%

1st round in Santa Maria do Tocantins

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Santa Maria do Tocantins, with 51.57% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 44.06%.

President in Santa Maria do Tocantins, 2026 1st round
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Flávio BolsonaroPL 221,05051.57%
LulaPT 1389744.06%
Escritor Augusto CuryAvante 70422.06%
Ronaldo CaiadoPSD 55331.62%
Renan SantosMissão 14130.64%
SamaraUP 8010.05%

Governor in Santa Maria do Tocantins

Governor with 100.00% of polling stations counted in the municipality.

Vicentinho JúniorPSDB 4576.62%1,488 votes
Professora DorinhaUnião 4423.38%454 votes
the line marks half of valid votes
Both candidates
Governor in Santa Maria do Tocantins
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Vicentinho JúniorPSDB 451,48876.62%
Professora DorinhaUnião 4445423.38%

Senate in Santa Maria do Tocantins (1st round)

  • Eduardo Gomes PL 22239.97%
  • Alexandre Guimarães MDB 15335.09%
  • Gaguim União 44411.80%
  • Eli Borges Republicanos 1005.98%
All 12 candidates
Senate in Santa Maria do Tocantins (1st round)
CandidatePartyVotes% of valid
Eduardo GomesPL 2221,49739.97%
Alexandre GuimarãesMDB 1531,31435.09%
GaguimUnião 44444211.80%
Eli BorgesRepublicanos 1002245.98%
Paulo MourãoPT 1331133.02%
Vanderlei LuxemburgoPodemos 200882.35%
Ronaldo DimasPodemos 202280.75%
Professor OsvaldoPSOL 500230.61%
Coronel Nilton SantosNovo 303110.29%
Fábio RibeiroRede 18030.08%
Osvany LuzDemocrata 35520.05%
Apóstolo Flávio BragaDC 27700.00%
Hélio Rodrigues BolsonaroDemocrata 3510annulled votes

From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 51.57% of valid votes in Santa Maria do Tocantins, and Lula (PT) got 44.06%; the other candidates added up to 4.37%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 52.28% (+0.71 points) and Lula got 47.72% (+3.66 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 7.51 points to 4.56 points.

President in Santa Maria do Tocantins: 2026 1st round and runoff
CandidateParty1st roundRunoffChange
Flávio BolsonaroPL 2251.57%52.28%+0.71 points
LulaPT 1344.06%47.72%+3.66 points

Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Santa Maria do Tocantins, Lula (PT) had 55.61% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 39.85%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Santa Maria do Tocantins with 55.26% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 52.28% in the 2026 runoff, against 44.74% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+7.5 points).

PT: Lula has 47.72% in the 2026 runoff, against 55.26% in the 2022 runoff (−7.5 points).

President in Santa Maria do Tocantins: 2026 and 2022 runoffs
Party2022% in 20222026% in 2026Change
PLJair Bolsonaro44.74%Flávio Bolsonaro52.28%+7.5 points
PTLula55.26%Lula47.72%−7.5 points

Analysis: Santa Maria do Tocantins and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 89 votes more than Lula in Santa Maria do Tocantins.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 2.95 points toward Lula in Santa Maria do Tocantins, 2.50 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 15.08 points toward the PL, 16.86 points short of Brazil.

The municipality went from the PT to the PL since 2022.

Abstention was 20.28% in the runoff (17.91% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.75% (2.58% in the 1st round).

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

President in Santa Maria do Tocantins and in Brazil: the analysis's figures
IndicatorSanta Maria do TocantinsBrazil
Lula's net votes−89+4,430,191
Lula's lead (points)−4.56+3.58
Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points)+2.95+5.45
Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points)−15.08+1.78
Abstention in the runoff20.28%19.22%
Blank and null in the runoff3.75%3.24%

Frequently asked questions

Who won for president in Santa Maria do Tocantins?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 52.28% of valid votes in Santa Maria do Tocantins (TO).

How did the vote for president in Santa Maria do Tocantins change from the 1st round to the runoff?

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 51.57% of valid votes in Santa Maria do Tocantins, and Lula (PT) got 44.06%; the other candidates added up to 4.37%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 52.28% (+0.71 points) and Lula got 47.72% (+3.66 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 7.51 points to 4.56 points.

Who won in Santa Maria do Tocantins in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Santa Maria do Tocantins, Lula (PT) had 55.61% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 39.85%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Santa Maria do Tocantins with 55.26% of valid votes.

How did the presidential vote in Santa Maria do Tocantins change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 2.95 points toward Lula in Santa Maria do Tocantins, 2.50 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 15.08 points toward the PL, 16.86 points short of Brazil. The municipality went from the PT to the PL since 2022.