# Runoff results in Matões (MA)

President in Matões (MA): Lula (PT) 82.34%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 17.66%. 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/ma/2106607

## President in Matões

Lula (PT) got more votes in Matões (82.34%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (17.66%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 27,287; turnout: 75.90%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 16,750 | 82.34% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 3,593 | 17.66% |

## 1st round in Matões

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Matões, with 78.57% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 18.73%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 15,815 | 78.57% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 3,771 | 18.73% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 216 | 1.07% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 189 | 0.94% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 112 | 0.56% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 22 | 0.11% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 1 | 0.00% |

## Governor in Matões (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orleans Brandão | MDB 15 | 13,037 | 66.90% |
| Eduardo Braide | PSD 55 | 4,977 | 25.54% |
| Felipe Camarão | PT 13 | 1,441 | 7.40% |
| André Luís | Missão 14 | 18 | 0.09% |
| Saulo Arcangeli | PSTU 16 | 7 | 0.04% |
| Reginaldo Lima | PCB 21 | 5 | 0.03% |
| Dimas Cassimiro | PCO 29 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Roberto Rocha | PRTB 28 | 131 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Matões (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fufuca | PP 111 | 14,518 | 38.65% |
| Weverton Rocha | PDT 123 | 10,995 | 29.27% |
| Lahesio Bonfim | Novo 300 | 4,467 | 11.89% |
| Roseana Sarney | MDB 151 | 4,372 | 11.64% |
| Dr. Hilton Gonçalo | Mobiliza 333 | 1,099 | 2.93% |
| Eliziane Gama | PT 133 | 1,005 | 2.68% |
| Cidônio Gonçalves | PL 222 | 992 | 2.64% |
| Enilton Rodrigues | PSOL 500 | 91 | 0.24% |
| Raimundo Moreira | PCB 212 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Wilson Leite | PSTU 160 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Simplício Araújo | DC 277 | 64 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 78.57% of valid votes in Matões, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 18.73%; the other candidates added up to 2.70%.

In the runoff, Lula got 82.34% (+3.77 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 17.66% (−1.07 points).

Lula's lead rose from 59.84 points to 64.68 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 78.57% | 82.34% | +3.77 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 18.73% | 17.66% | −1.07 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Matões, Lula (PT) had 82.33% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 13.76%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Matões with 84.41% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 82.34% in the 2026 runoff, against 84.41% in the 2022 runoff (−2.1 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 17.66% in the 2026 runoff, against 15.59% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+2.1 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 84.41% | Lula | 82.34% | −2.1 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 15.59% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 17.66% | +2.1 points |

## Analysis: Matões and Brazil

Lula got 13,157 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Matões.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.84 points toward Lula in Matões, 0.61 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.14 points toward the PL, 5.92 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 24.10% in the runoff (23.33% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 1.77% (3.78% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Matões | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +13,157 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +64.68 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +4.84 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −4.14 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 24.10% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 1.77% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Matões?

Lula (PT), with 82.34% of valid votes in Matões (MA).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 78.57% of valid votes in Matões, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 18.73%; the other candidates added up to 2.70%. In the runoff, Lula got 82.34% (+3.77 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 17.66% (−1.07 points). Lula's lead rose from 59.84 points to 64.68 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Matões, Lula (PT) had 82.33% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 13.76%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Matões with 84.41% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.84 points toward Lula in Matões, 0.61 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.14 points toward the PL, 5.92 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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