# Runoff results in Cantagalo (MG)

President in Cantagalo (MG): Lula (PT) 67.42%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 32.58%. 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/3112059

## President in Cantagalo

Lula (PT) got more votes in Cantagalo (67.42%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (32.58%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 3,859; turnout: 73.31%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,819 | 67.42% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 879 | 32.58% |

## 1st round in Cantagalo

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Cantagalo, with 60.63% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 32.89%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,534 | 60.63% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 832 | 32.89% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 94 | 3.72% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 27 | 1.07% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 24 | 0.95% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 15 | 0.59% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 1 | 0.04% |

## Governor in Cantagalo (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 1,320 | 54.16% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 714 | 29.30% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 235 | 9.64% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 89 | 3.65% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 49 | 2.01% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 16 | 0.66% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 7 | 0.29% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 4 | 0.16% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 0 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Cantagalo (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 953 | 22.25% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 900 | 21.01% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 761 | 17.76% |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 701 | 16.36% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 507 | 11.83% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 222 | 5.18% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 182 | 4.25% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 42 | 0.98% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 9 | 0.21% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 3 | 0.07% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 3 | 0.07% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Tião Pessoa | PCO 290 | 0 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 60.63% of valid votes in Cantagalo, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 32.89%; the other candidates added up to 6.48%.

In the runoff, Lula got 67.42% (+6.79 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 32.58% (−0.31 points).

Lula's lead rose from 27.74 points to 34.84 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 60.63% | 67.42% | +6.79 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 32.89% | 32.58% | −0.31 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Cantagalo, Lula (PT) had 71.03% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 22.97%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Cantagalo with 72.79% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 67.42% in the 2026 runoff, against 72.79% in the 2022 runoff (−5.4 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 32.58% in the 2026 runoff, against 27.21% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+5.4 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 72.79% | Lula | 67.42% | −5.4 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 27.21% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 32.58% | +5.4 points |

## Analysis: Cantagalo and Brazil

Lula got 940 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Cantagalo.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.10 points toward Lula in Cantagalo, 1.65 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 10.74 points toward the PL, 12.52 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 26.69% in the runoff (30.04% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 4.63% (6.26% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Cantagalo | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +940 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +34.84 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +7.10 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −10.74 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 26.69% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 4.63% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Cantagalo?

Lula (PT), with 67.42% of valid votes in Cantagalo (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 60.63% of valid votes in Cantagalo, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 32.89%; the other candidates added up to 6.48%. In the runoff, Lula got 67.42% (+6.79 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 32.58% (−0.31 points). Lula's lead rose from 27.74 points to 34.84 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Cantagalo, Lula (PT) had 71.03% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 22.97%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Cantagalo with 72.79% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.10 points toward Lula in Cantagalo, 1.65 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 10.74 points toward the PL, 12.52 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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