# Runoff results in Ipatinga (MG)

President in Ipatinga (MG): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 62.75%, Lula (PT) 37.25%. 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/3131307

## President in Ipatinga

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Ipatinga (62.75%), followed by Lula (PT) (37.25%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 176,596; turnout: 77.77%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 83,834 | 62.75% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 49,770 | 37.25% |

## 1st round in Ipatinga

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Ipatinga, with 61.11% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 31.47%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 78,548 | 61.11% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 40,448 | 31.47% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 4,043 | 3.15% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 2,818 | 2.19% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 1,363 | 1.06% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 1,063 | 0.83% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 101 | 0.08% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 53 | 0.04% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 49 | 0.04% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 23 | 0.02% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 15 | 0.01% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 13 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Ipatinga (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 74,741 | 60.55% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 27,998 | 22.68% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 11,957 | 9.69% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 2,968 | 2.40% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 2,849 | 2.31% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 1,378 | 1.12% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 1,111 | 0.90% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 223 | 0.18% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 145 | 0.12% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 59 | 0.05% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 18 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Ipatinga (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 73,469 | 32.62% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 36,937 | 16.40% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 36,616 | 16.26% |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 32,961 | 14.63% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 26,552 | 11.79% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 12,491 | 5.55% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 4,303 | 1.91% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 438 | 0.19% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 365 | 0.16% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 322 | 0.14% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 206 | 0.09% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 201 | 0.09% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 192 | 0.09% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 101 | 0.04% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 75 | 0.03% |
| Tião Pessoa | PCO 290 | 44 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 61.11% of valid votes in Ipatinga, and Lula (PT) got 31.47%; the other candidates added up to 7.42%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 62.75% (+1.64 points) and Lula got 37.25% (+5.78 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 29.64 points to 25.50 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 61.11% | 62.75% | +1.64 points |
| Lula | PT 13 | 31.47% | 37.25% | +5.78 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Ipatinga, Lula (PT) had 33.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 59.40%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Ipatinga with 65.12% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 62.75% in the 2026 runoff, against 65.12% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−2.4 points).

PT: Lula has 37.25% in the 2026 runoff, against 34.88% in the 2022 runoff (+2.4 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 65.12% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 62.75% | −2.4 points |
| PT | Lula | 34.88% | Lula | 37.25% | +2.4 points |

## Analysis: Ipatinga and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 34,064 votes more than Lula in Ipatinga.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.14 points toward Lula in Ipatinga, 1.31 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.74 points toward the PT, 2.96 points beyond Brazil.

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

Abstention was 22.23% in the runoff (24.37% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.72% (3.77% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Ipatinga | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | −34,064 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | −25.50 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +4.14 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +4.74 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 22.23% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.72% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Ipatinga?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 62.75% of valid votes in Ipatinga (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 61.11% of valid votes in Ipatinga, and Lula (PT) got 31.47%; the other candidates added up to 7.42%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 62.75% (+1.64 points) and Lula got 37.25% (+5.78 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 29.64 points to 25.50 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Ipatinga, Lula (PT) had 33.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 59.40%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Ipatinga with 65.12% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.14 points toward Lula in Ipatinga, 1.31 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.74 points toward the PT, 2.96 points beyond Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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