# Runoff results in Simão Pereira (MG)

President in Simão Pereira (MG): Lula (PT) 55.62%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 44.38%. 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/3167509

## President in Simão Pereira

Lula (PT) got more votes in Simão Pereira (55.62%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (44.38%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 3,146; turnout: 83.09%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,420 | 55.62% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,133 | 44.38% |

## 1st round in Simão Pereira

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Simão Pereira, with 48.82% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 43.98%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,220 | 48.82% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,099 | 43.98% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 67 | 2.68% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 49 | 1.96% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 34 | 1.36% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 26 | 1.04% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 1 | 0.04% |

## Governor in Simão Pereira (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 1,649 | 67.33% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 582 | 23.76% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 129 | 5.27% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 30 | 1.22% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 29 | 1.18% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 27 | 1.10% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 0 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Simão Pereira (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 1,453 | 31.79% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 1,289 | 28.20% |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 710 | 15.53% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 482 | 10.54% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 283 | 6.19% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 269 | 5.88% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 62 | 1.36% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 7 | 0.15% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 6 | 0.13% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 4 | 0.09% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 4 | 0.09% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 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 48.82% of valid votes in Simão Pereira, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 43.98%; the other candidates added up to 7.20%.

In the runoff, Lula got 55.62% (+6.80 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 44.38% (+0.40 points).

Lula's lead rose from 4.84 points to 11.24 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 48.82% | 55.62% | +6.80 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 43.98% | 44.38% | +0.40 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Simão Pereira, Lula (PT) had 55.09% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 38.32%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Simão Pereira with 57.82% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 55.62% in the 2026 runoff, against 57.82% in the 2022 runoff (−2.2 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 44.38% in the 2026 runoff, against 42.18% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+2.2 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 57.82% | Lula | 55.62% | −2.2 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 42.18% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 44.38% | +2.2 points |

## Analysis: Simão Pereira and Brazil

Lula got 287 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Simão Pereira.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.40 points toward Lula in Simão Pereira, 0.95 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.40 points toward the PL, 6.18 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 16.91% in the runoff (17.46% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.33% (3.74% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Simão Pereira | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +287 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +11.24 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +6.40 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −4.40 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 16.91% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.33% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Simão Pereira?

Lula (PT), with 55.62% of valid votes in Simão Pereira (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 48.82% of valid votes in Simão Pereira, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 43.98%; the other candidates added up to 7.20%. In the runoff, Lula got 55.62% (+6.80 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 44.38% (+0.40 points). Lula's lead rose from 4.84 points to 11.24 points.

### Who won in Simão Pereira in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Simão Pereira, Lula (PT) had 55.09% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 38.32%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Simão Pereira with 57.82% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.40 points toward Lula in Simão Pereira, 0.95 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.40 points toward the PL, 6.18 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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