# Runoff results in Candeias (MG)

President in Candeias (MG): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 52.33%, Lula (PT) 47.67%. 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/3112000

## President in Candeias

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Candeias (52.33%), followed by Lula (PT) (47.67%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 11,512; turnout: 81.36%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 4,663 | 52.33% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 4,248 | 47.67% |

## 1st round in Candeias

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Candeias, with 51.22% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 40.95%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 4,266 | 51.22% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 3,411 | 40.95% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 337 | 4.05% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 162 | 1.95% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 105 | 1.26% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 34 | 0.41% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 5 | 0.06% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 3 | 0.04% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 2 | 0.02% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 2 | 0.02% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 2 | 0.02% |

## Governor in Candeias (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 5,372 | 69.64% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 1,519 | 19.69% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 511 | 6.62% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 111 | 1.44% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 97 | 1.26% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 61 | 0.79% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 29 | 0.38% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 7 | 0.09% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 4 | 0.05% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 3 | 0.04% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 1 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Candeias (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 3,836 | 29.64% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 2,176 | 16.81% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 1,949 | 15.06% |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 1,905 | 14.72% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 1,123 | 8.68% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 1,116 | 8.62% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 522 | 4.03% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 267 | 2.06% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 15 | 0.12% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 12 | 0.09% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 9 | 0.07% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 7 | 0.05% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 3 | 0.02% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 2 | 0.02% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 2 | 0.02% |
| Tião Pessoa | PCO 290 | 0 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 51.22% of valid votes in Candeias, and Lula (PT) got 40.95%; the other candidates added up to 7.83%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 52.33% (+1.11 points) and Lula got 47.67% (+6.72 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 10.27 points to 4.66 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 51.22% | 52.33% | +1.11 points |
| Lula | PT 13 | 40.95% | 47.67% | +6.72 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Candeias, Lula (PT) had 47.41% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 45.85%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Candeias with 52.84% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 52.33% in the 2026 runoff, against 52.84% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.5 point).

PT: Lula has 47.67% in the 2026 runoff, against 47.16% in the 2022 runoff (+0.5 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 52.84% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 52.33% | −0.5 point |
| PT | Lula | 47.16% | Lula | 47.67% | +0.5 point |

## Analysis: Candeias and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 415 votes more than Lula in Candeias.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.61 points toward Lula in Candeias, 0.16 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.02 points toward the PT, 0.76 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 18.64% in the runoff (20.94% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 4.86% (8.48% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Candeias | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | −415 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | −4.66 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +5.61 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +1.02 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 18.64% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 4.86% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Candeias?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 52.33% of valid votes in Candeias (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 51.22% of valid votes in Candeias, and Lula (PT) got 40.95%; the other candidates added up to 7.83%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 52.33% (+1.11 points) and Lula got 47.67% (+6.72 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 10.27 points to 4.66 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Candeias, Lula (PT) had 47.41% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 45.85%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Candeias with 52.84% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.61 points toward Lula in Candeias, 0.16 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.02 points toward the PT, 0.76 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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