# Runoff results in Caeté (MG)

President in Caeté (MG): Lula (PT) 56.41%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 43.59%. 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/mg/3110004

## President in Caeté

Lula (PT) got more votes in Caeté (56.41%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (43.59%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 34,348; turnout: 78.87%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 14,636 | 56.41% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 11,310 | 43.59% |

## 1st round in Caeté

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Caeté, with 45.15% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 41.18%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 11,032 | 45.15% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 10,061 | 41.18% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 1,676 | 6.86% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 658 | 2.69% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 625 | 2.56% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 317 | 1.30% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 31 | 0.13% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 11 | 0.05% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 7 | 0.03% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 7 | 0.03% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 3 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Caeté (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 11,787 | 51.59% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 5,685 | 24.88% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 2,090 | 9.15% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 1,323 | 5.79% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 799 | 3.50% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 777 | 3.40% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 319 | 1.40% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 37 | 0.16% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 23 | 0.10% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 7 | 0.03% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 1 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Caeté (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 9,154 | 22.55% |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 8,113 | 19.98% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 7,282 | 17.94% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 5,741 | 14.14% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 4,868 | 11.99% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 2,848 | 7.02% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 1,817 | 4.48% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 460 | 1.13% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 91 | 0.22% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 75 | 0.18% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 54 | 0.13% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 46 | 0.11% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 25 | 0.06% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Tião Pessoa | PCO 290 | 12 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 45.15% of valid votes in Caeté, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 41.18%; the other candidates added up to 13.67%.

In the runoff, Lula got 56.41% (+11.26 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 43.59% (+2.41 points).

Lula's lead rose from 3.97 points to 12.82 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 45.15% | 56.41% | +11.26 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 41.18% | 43.59% | +2.41 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Caeté, Lula (PT) had 50.66% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 37.51%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Caeté with 54.26% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 56.41% in the 2026 runoff, against 54.26% in the 2022 runoff (+2.2 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 43.59% in the 2026 runoff, against 45.74% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−2.2 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 54.26% | Lula | 56.41% | +2.2 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 45.74% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 43.59% | −2.2 points |

## Analysis: Caeté and Brazil

Lula got 3,326 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Caeté.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 8.85 points toward Lula in Caeté, 3.40 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.30 points toward the PT, 2.52 points beyond Brazil.

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

Abstention was 21.13% in the runoff (23.96% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 4.22% (6.45% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Caeté | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +3,326 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +12.82 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +8.85 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +4.30 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 21.13% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 4.22% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Caeté?

Lula (PT), with 56.41% of valid votes in Caeté (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 45.15% of valid votes in Caeté, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 41.18%; the other candidates added up to 13.67%. In the runoff, Lula got 56.41% (+11.26 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 43.59% (+2.41 points). Lula's lead rose from 3.97 points to 12.82 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Caeté, Lula (PT) had 50.66% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 37.51%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Caeté with 54.26% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 8.85 points toward Lula in Caeté, 3.40 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.30 points toward the PT, 2.52 points beyond Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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