# Runoff results in Taparuba (MG)

President in Taparuba (MG): Lula (PT) 56.33%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 43.67%. 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/3168051

## President in Taparuba

Lula (PT) got more votes in Taparuba (56.33%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (43.67%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 4,089; turnout: 79.31%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,781 | 56.33% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,381 | 43.67% |

## 1st round in Taparuba

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Taparuba, with 53.11% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 42.76%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,544 | 53.11% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,243 | 42.76% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 62 | 2.13% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 23 | 0.79% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 22 | 0.76% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 11 | 0.38% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 1 | 0.03% |

## Governor in Taparuba (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 1,790 | 62.22% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 875 | 30.41% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 112 | 3.89% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 77 | 2.68% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 13 | 0.45% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 4 | 0.14% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 3 | 0.10% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 0 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Taparuba (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 1,354 | 25.62% |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 1,167 | 22.08% |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 958 | 18.13% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 772 | 14.61% |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 619 | 11.71% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 211 | 3.99% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 192 | 3.63% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 7 | 0.13% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 3 | 0.06% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 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 53.11% of valid votes in Taparuba, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 42.76%; the other candidates added up to 4.13%.

In the runoff, Lula got 56.33% (+3.22 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 43.67% (+0.91 points).

Lula's lead rose from 10.35 points to 12.66 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 53.11% | 56.33% | +3.22 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 42.76% | 43.67% | +0.91 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Taparuba, Lula (PT) had 58.71% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 36.63%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Taparuba with 59.00% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 56.33% in the 2026 runoff, against 59.00% in the 2022 runoff (−2.7 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 43.67% in the 2026 runoff, against 41.00% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+2.7 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 59.00% | Lula | 56.33% | −2.7 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 41.00% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 43.67% | +2.7 points |

## Analysis: Taparuba and Brazil

Lula got 400 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Taparuba.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 2.31 points toward Lula in Taparuba, 3.14 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 5.34 points toward the PL, 7.12 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 20.69% in the runoff (25.98% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.50% (3.93% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Taparuba | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +400 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +12.66 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +2.31 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −5.34 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 20.69% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.50% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Taparuba?

Lula (PT), with 56.33% of valid votes in Taparuba (MG).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 53.11% of valid votes in Taparuba, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 42.76%; the other candidates added up to 4.13%. In the runoff, Lula got 56.33% (+3.22 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 43.67% (+0.91 points). Lula's lead rose from 10.35 points to 12.66 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Taparuba, Lula (PT) had 58.71% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 36.63%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Taparuba with 59.00% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 2.31 points toward Lula in Taparuba, 3.14 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 5.34 points toward the PL, 7.12 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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