# Runoff results in Caranaíba (MG)

President in Caranaíba (MG): Lula (PT) 59.29%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 40.71%. 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/3113107

## President in Caranaíba

Lula (PT) got more votes in Caranaíba (59.29%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (40.71%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 3,454; turnout: 80.17%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,563 | 59.29% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,073 | 40.71% |

## 1st round in Caranaíba

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Caranaíba, with 50.34% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 40.75%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,276 | 50.34% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,033 | 40.75% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 118 | 4.65% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 51 | 2.01% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 30 | 1.18% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 25 | 0.99% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 2 | 0.08% |

## Governor in Caranaíba (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 1,084 | 44.68% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 621 | 25.60% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 509 | 20.98% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 117 | 4.82% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 56 | 2.31% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 24 | 0.99% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 9 | 0.37% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 0 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Caranaíba (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 1,227 | 29.33% |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 900 | 21.51% |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 773 | 18.48% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 464 | 11.09% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 314 | 7.50% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 280 | 6.69% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 206 | 4.92% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 7 | 0.17% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 6 | 0.14% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 3 | 0.07% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 2 | 0.05% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 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 50.34% of valid votes in Caranaíba, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 40.75%; the other candidates added up to 8.91%.

In the runoff, Lula got 59.29% (+8.95 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 40.71% (−0.04 points).

Lula's lead rose from 9.59 points to 18.58 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 50.34% | 59.29% | +8.95 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 40.75% | 40.71% | −0.04 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Caranaíba, Lula (PT) had 57.00% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 34.10%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Caranaíba with 59.84% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 59.29% in the 2026 runoff, against 59.84% in the 2022 runoff (−0.5 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 40.71% in the 2026 runoff, against 40.16% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.5 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 59.84% | Lula | 59.29% | −0.5 point |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 40.16% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 40.71% | +0.5 point |

## Analysis: Caranaíba and Brazil

Lula got 490 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Caranaíba.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 8.99 points toward Lula in Caranaíba, 3.54 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.10 points toward the PL, 2.88 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 19.83% in the runoff (20.30% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 4.80% (7.92% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Caranaíba | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +490 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +18.58 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +8.99 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −1.10 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 19.83% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 4.80% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Caranaíba?

Lula (PT), with 59.29% of valid votes in Caranaíba (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 50.34% of valid votes in Caranaíba, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 40.75%; the other candidates added up to 8.91%. In the runoff, Lula got 59.29% (+8.95 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 40.71% (−0.04 points). Lula's lead rose from 9.59 points to 18.58 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Caranaíba, Lula (PT) had 57.00% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 34.10%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Caranaíba with 59.84% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 8.99 points toward Lula in Caranaíba, 3.54 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.10 points toward the PL, 2.88 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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