# Runoff results in Carandaí (MG)

President in Carandaí (MG): Lula (PT) 52.82%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 47.18%. 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/3113206

## President in Carandaí

Lula (PT) got more votes in Carandaí (52.82%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (47.18%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 20,684; turnout: 84.45%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 8,793 | 52.82% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 7,855 | 47.18% |

## 1st round in Carandaí

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Carandaí, with 47.21% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 45.23%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 7,394 | 47.21% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 7,083 | 45.23% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 517 | 3.30% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 331 | 2.11% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 237 | 1.51% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 79 | 0.50% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 6 | 0.04% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 6 | 0.04% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 5 | 0.03% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 3 | 0.02% |

## Governor in Carandaí (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 8,241 | 58.37% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 4,019 | 28.47% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 807 | 5.72% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 370 | 2.62% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 319 | 2.26% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 235 | 1.66% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 96 | 0.68% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 14 | 0.10% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 9 | 0.06% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 8 | 0.06% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 0 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Carandaí (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 5,556 | 23.60% |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 4,674 | 19.85% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 3,894 | 16.54% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 3,474 | 14.76% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 2,979 | 12.65% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 2,103 | 8.93% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 740 | 3.14% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 32 | 0.14% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 27 | 0.11% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 23 | 0.10% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 21 | 0.09% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 8 | 0.03% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 6 | 0.03% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 4 | 0.02% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Tião Pessoa | PCO 290 | 3 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 47.21% of valid votes in Carandaí, and Lula (PT) got 45.23%; the other candidates added up to 7.56%.

In the runoff, Lula got 52.82% (+7.59 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 47.18% (−0.03 points).

The gap between the two went from 1.98 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 5.64 points in favor of Lula.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 45.23% | 52.82% | +7.59 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 47.21% | 47.18% | −0.03 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Carandaí, Lula (PT) had 52.96% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 39.77%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Carandaí with 54.90% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 52.82% in the 2026 runoff, against 54.90% in the 2022 runoff (−2.1 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 47.18% in the 2026 runoff, against 45.10% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+2.1 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 54.90% | Lula | 52.82% | −2.1 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 45.10% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 47.18% | +2.1 points |

## Analysis: Carandaí and Brazil

Lula got 938 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Carandaí.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.62 points toward Lula in Carandaí, 2.17 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.16 points toward the PL, 5.94 points short of Brazil.

The municipality turned to Lula from the 1st round to the runoff (between the two finalists).

Abstention was 15.55% in the runoff (17.82% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 4.69% (7.85% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Carandaí | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +938 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +5.64 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +7.62 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −4.16 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 15.55% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 4.69% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Carandaí?

Lula (PT), with 52.82% of valid votes in Carandaí (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 47.21% of valid votes in Carandaí, and Lula (PT) got 45.23%; the other candidates added up to 7.56%. In the runoff, Lula got 52.82% (+7.59 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 47.18% (−0.03 points). The gap between the two went from 1.98 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 5.64 points in favor of Lula.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Carandaí, Lula (PT) had 52.96% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 39.77%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Carandaí with 54.90% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.62 points toward Lula in Carandaí, 2.17 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.16 points toward the PL, 5.94 points short of Brazil. The municipality turned to Lula from the 1st round to the runoff (between the two finalists).

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