# Runoff results in Valença (BA)

President in Valença (BA): Lula (PT) 68.54%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 31.46%. See also governor and Senate.

Updated 2026-10-26T07:06:08.693Z · Source: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (https://resultados.tse.jus.br) · https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/presidente/ba/2932903

## President in Valença

Lula (PT) got more votes in Valença (68.54%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (31.46%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 66,669; turnout: 83.35%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 36,115 | 68.54% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 16,580 | 31.46% |

## 1st round in Valença

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Valença, with 62.76% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 31.28%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 30,832 | 62.76% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 15,367 | 31.28% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 1,323 | 2.69% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 895 | 1.82% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 621 | 1.26% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 26 | 0.05% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 21 | 0.04% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 12 | 0.02% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 3 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Valença (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jerônimo Rodrigues | PT 13 | 24,846 | 52.25% |
| ACM Neto | União 44 | 22,514 | 47.35% |
| Ronaldo Mansur | PSOL 50 | 127 | 0.27% |
| Aroldo Félix | UP 80 | 36 | 0.08% |
| Maria Bona | PCO 29 | 19 | 0.04% |
| Ariel Capistrano | DC 27 | 10 | 0.02% |

## Senate in Valença (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rui Costa | PT 133 | 23,511 | 28.91% |
| Jaques Wagner | PT 130 | 21,964 | 27.01% |
| João Roma | PL 222 | 17,560 | 21.59% |
| Angelo Coronel | Republicanos 100 | 16,849 | 20.72% |
| Professora Delliana | PSOL 500 | 983 | 1.21% |
| Marcelo Carvalho | Rede 180 | 223 | 0.27% |
| Carlos Sodré | Mobiliza 333 | 110 | 0.14% |
| Marcelo Santtana | DC 277 | 56 | 0.07% |
| Gregório Gould | UP 800 | 50 | 0.06% |
| Marcelo Millet | PCO 290 | 21 | 0.03% |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 62.76% of valid votes in Valença, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 31.28%; the other candidates added up to 5.96%.

In the runoff, Lula got 68.54% (+5.78 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 31.46% (+0.18 points).

Lula's lead rose from 31.48 points to 37.08 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 62.76% | 68.54% | +5.78 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 31.28% | 31.46% | +0.18 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Valença, Lula (PT) had 65.39% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 28.40%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Valença with 68.07% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 68.54% in the 2026 runoff, against 68.07% in the 2022 runoff (+0.5 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 31.46% in the 2026 runoff, against 31.93% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.5 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 68.07% | Lula | 68.54% | +0.5 point |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 31.93% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 31.46% | −0.5 point |

## Analysis: Valença and Brazil

Lula got 19,535 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Valença.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.60 points toward Lula in Valença, 0.15 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.94 points toward the PT, 0.84 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 16.65% in the runoff (20.65% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 5.17% (7.13% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Valença | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +19,535 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +37.08 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +5.60 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +0.94 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 16.65% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 5.17% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Valença?

Lula (PT), with 68.54% of valid votes in Valença (BA).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 62.76% of valid votes in Valença, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 31.28%; the other candidates added up to 5.96%. In the runoff, Lula got 68.54% (+5.78 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 31.46% (+0.18 points). Lula's lead rose from 31.48 points to 37.08 points.

### Who won in Valença in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Valença, Lula (PT) had 65.39% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 28.40%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Valença with 68.07% of valid votes.

### How did the presidential vote in Valença change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.60 points toward Lula in Valença, 0.15 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.94 points toward the PT, 0.84 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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