# Runoff results in Caratinga (MG)

President in Caratinga (MG): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 52.22%, Lula (PT) 47.78%. See also governor, Senate and the electoral zones.

Updated 2026-10-26T07:06:08.693Z · Source: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (https://resultados.tse.jus.br) · https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/presidente/mg/3113404

## President in Caratinga

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Caratinga (52.22%), followed by Lula (PT) (47.78%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 60,398; turnout: 80.52%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 24,666 | 52.22% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 22,565 | 47.78% |

## 1st round in Caratinga

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Caratinga, with 51.99% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 41.55%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 23,415 | 51.99% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 18,714 | 41.55% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 1,242 | 2.76% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 824 | 1.83% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 457 | 1.01% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 320 | 0.71% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 21 | 0.05% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 15 | 0.03% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 4 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Caratinga (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 24,732 | 57.96% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 11,759 | 27.56% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 3,440 | 8.06% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 1,236 | 2.90% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 761 | 1.78% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 398 | 0.93% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 259 | 0.61% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 49 | 0.11% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 27 | 0.06% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 6 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Caratinga (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 21,460 | 28.41% |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 13,491 | 17.86% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 13,118 | 17.36% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 10,382 | 13.74% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 8,712 | 11.53% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 5,623 | 7.44% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 2,290 | 3.03% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 94 | 0.12% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 93 | 0.12% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 78 | 0.10% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 70 | 0.09% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 49 | 0.06% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 33 | 0.04% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 32 | 0.04% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 22 | 0.03% |
| Tião Pessoa | PCO 290 | 14 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 51.99% of valid votes in Caratinga, and Lula (PT) got 41.55%; the other candidates added up to 6.46%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 52.22% (+0.23 points) and Lula got 47.78% (+6.23 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 10.44 points to 4.44 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 51.99% | 52.22% | +0.23 points |
| Lula | PT 13 | 41.55% | 47.78% | +6.23 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Caratinga, Lula (PT) had 45.26% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 48.26%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Caratinga with 53.94% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 52.22% in the 2026 runoff, against 53.94% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−1.7 point).

PT: Lula has 47.78% in the 2026 runoff, against 46.06% in the 2022 runoff (+1.7 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 53.94% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 52.22% | −1.7 point |
| PT | Lula | 46.06% | Lula | 47.78% | +1.7 point |

## Analysis: Caratinga and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 2,101 votes more than Lula in Caratinga.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.00 points toward Lula in Caratinga, 0.55 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 3.44 points toward the PT, 1.66 points beyond Brazil.

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

Abstention was 19.48% in the runoff (21.81% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.89% (4.63% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Caratinga | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | −2,101 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | −4.44 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +6.00 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +3.44 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 19.48% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.89% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Caratinga?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 52.22% of valid votes in Caratinga (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 51.99% of valid votes in Caratinga, and Lula (PT) got 41.55%; the other candidates added up to 6.46%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 52.22% (+0.23 points) and Lula got 47.78% (+6.23 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 10.44 points to 4.44 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Caratinga, Lula (PT) had 45.26% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 48.26%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Caratinga with 53.94% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.00 points toward Lula in Caratinga, 0.55 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 3.44 points toward the PT, 1.66 points beyond Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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