# Runoff results in Rio Doce (MG)

President in Rio Doce (MG): Lula (PT) 67.03%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 32.97%. 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/3155009

## President in Rio Doce

Lula (PT) got more votes in Rio Doce (67.03%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (32.97%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 2,619; turnout: 83.66%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,411 | 67.03% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 694 | 32.97% |

## 1st round in Rio Doce

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Rio Doce, with 62.58% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 32.11%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,224 | 62.58% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 628 | 32.11% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 43 | 2.20% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 28 | 1.43% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 25 | 1.28% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 8 | 0.41% |

## Governor in Rio Doce (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 943 | 50.11% |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 741 | 39.37% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 70 | 3.72% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 63 | 3.35% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 43 | 2.28% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 17 | 0.90% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 4 | 0.21% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 0 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Rio Doce (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 1,108 | 33.15% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 771 | 23.07% |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 471 | 14.09% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 369 | 11.04% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 364 | 10.89% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 140 | 4.19% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 103 | 3.08% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 5 | 0.15% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 3 | 0.09% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 3 | 0.09% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 2 | 0.06% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 2 | 0.06% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 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 62.58% of valid votes in Rio Doce, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 32.11%; the other candidates added up to 5.31%.

In the runoff, Lula got 67.03% (+4.45 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 32.97% (+0.86 points).

Lula's lead rose from 30.47 points to 34.06 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 62.58% | 67.03% | +4.45 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 32.11% | 32.97% | +0.86 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Rio Doce, Lula (PT) had 64.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 29.03%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Rio Doce with 67.08% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 67.03% in the 2026 runoff, against 67.08% in the 2022 runoff (−0.0 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 32.97% in the 2026 runoff, against 32.92% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.0 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 67.08% | Lula | 67.03% | −0.0 point |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 32.92% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 32.97% | +0.0 point |

## Analysis: Rio Doce and Brazil

Lula got 717 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Rio Doce.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.59 points toward Lula in Rio Doce, 1.86 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.10 points toward the PL, 1.88 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 16.34% in the runoff (19.86% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.93% (6.99% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Rio Doce | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +717 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +34.06 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +3.59 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −0.10 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 16.34% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 3.93% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Rio Doce?

Lula (PT), with 67.03% of valid votes in Rio Doce (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 62.58% of valid votes in Rio Doce, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 32.11%; the other candidates added up to 5.31%. In the runoff, Lula got 67.03% (+4.45 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 32.97% (+0.86 points). Lula's lead rose from 30.47 points to 34.06 points.

### Who won in Rio Doce in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Rio Doce, Lula (PT) had 64.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 29.03%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Rio Doce with 67.08% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.59 points toward Lula in Rio Doce, 1.86 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.10 points toward the PL, 1.88 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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