# Runoff results in Nova Lima (MG)

President in Nova Lima (MG): Lula (PT) 51.67%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 48.33%. 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/3144805

## President in Nova Lima

Lula (PT) got more votes in Nova Lima (51.67%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (48.33%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 77,063; turnout: 84.59%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 32,515 | 51.67% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 30,415 | 48.33% |

## 1st round in Nova Lima

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Nova Lima, with 46.08% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 42.58%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 27,750 | 46.08% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 25,643 | 42.58% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 2,666 | 4.43% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 1,666 | 2.77% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 1,517 | 2.52% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 801 | 1.33% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 90 | 0.15% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 34 | 0.06% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 33 | 0.05% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 12 | 0.02% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 5 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Nova Lima (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 25,266 | 43.95% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 16,116 | 28.03% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 5,464 | 9.50% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 4,338 | 7.55% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 3,181 | 5.53% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 2,434 | 4.23% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 460 | 0.80% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 156 | 0.27% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 46 | 0.08% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 28 | 0.05% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 8 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Nova Lima (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 23,772 | 22.61% |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 23,015 | 21.89% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 17,456 | 16.61% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 14,772 | 14.05% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 11,661 | 11.09% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 10,427 | 9.92% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 3,029 | 2.88% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 273 | 0.26% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 217 | 0.21% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 149 | 0.14% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 96 | 0.09% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 95 | 0.09% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 92 | 0.09% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 48 | 0.05% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 21 | 0.02% |
| Tião Pessoa | PCO 290 | 24 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 46.08% of valid votes in Nova Lima, and Lula (PT) got 42.58%; the other candidates added up to 11.34%.

In the runoff, Lula got 51.67% (+9.09 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 48.33% (+2.25 points).

The gap between the two went from 3.50 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 3.34 points in favor of Lula.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 42.58% | 51.67% | +9.09 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 46.08% | 48.33% | +2.25 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Nova Lima, Lula (PT) had 47.60% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 41.05%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Nova Lima with 51.13% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 51.67% in the 2026 runoff, against 51.13% in the 2022 runoff (+0.5 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 48.33% in the 2026 runoff, against 48.87% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.5 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 51.13% | Lula | 51.67% | +0.5 point |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 48.87% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 48.33% | −0.5 point |

## Analysis: Nova Lima and Brazil

Lula got 2,100 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Nova Lima.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.84 points toward Lula in Nova Lima, 1.39 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.08 points toward the PT, 0.70 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 15.41% in the runoff (17.65% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.47% (5.15% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Nova Lima | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +2,100 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +3.34 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +6.84 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +1.08 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 15.41% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 3.47% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Nova Lima?

Lula (PT), with 51.67% of valid votes in Nova Lima (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 46.08% of valid votes in Nova Lima, and Lula (PT) got 42.58%; the other candidates added up to 11.34%. In the runoff, Lula got 51.67% (+9.09 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 48.33% (+2.25 points). The gap between the two went from 3.50 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 3.34 points in favor of Lula.

### Who won in Nova Lima in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Nova Lima, Lula (PT) had 47.60% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 41.05%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Nova Lima with 51.13% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.84 points toward Lula in Nova Lima, 1.39 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.08 points toward the PT, 0.70 points short of Brazil. The municipality turned to Lula from the 1st round to the runoff (between the two finalists).

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