# Runoff results in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo (MG)

President in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo (MG): Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 51.37%, Lula (PT) 48.63%. 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/3170651

## President in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo (51.37%), followed by Lula (PT) (48.63%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 4,201; turnout: 77.74%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,632 | 51.37% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,545 | 48.63% |

## 1st round in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo, with 47.85% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 44.60%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,501 | 47.85% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,399 | 44.60% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 101 | 3.22% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 79 | 2.52% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 46 | 1.47% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 9 | 0.29% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 1 | 0.03% |

## Governor in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cleitinho Azevedo | Republicanos 10 | 2,038 | 65.43% |
| Patrus Ananias | PT 13 | 579 | 18.59% |
| Mateus Simões | PSD 55 | 339 | 10.88% |
| Flávio Roscoe | PL 22 | 101 | 3.24% |
| Gabriel | MDB 15 | 36 | 1.16% |
| Alexandre Kalil | PDT 12 | 13 | 0.42% |
| Ben Mendes | Missão 14 | 8 | 0.26% |
| Indira Xavier | UP 80 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Rafael Duda | PSTU 16 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Professor Túlio Lopes | PCB 21 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Henrique Áreas | PCO 29 | 0 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcelo Aro | PP 111 | 1,551 | 26.40% |
| Carlos Viana | PSD 555 | 1,170 | 19.91% |
| Aécio Neves | PSDB 456 | 1,094 | 18.62% |
| Domingos Sávio | PL 222 | 773 | 13.16% |
| Marília Campos | PT 131 | 660 | 11.23% |
| Áurea Carolina | PSOL 500 | 455 | 7.74% |
| Marco Antônio Superman | Novo 300 | 167 | 2.84% |
| Carlin Moura | Avante 700 | 2 | 0.03% |
| Manoel Carvalho | MDB 150 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Arcanjo Pimenta | MDB 155 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Victória Mello Vic | PSTU 161 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Jordano Metalúrgico | PSTU 160 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Juiz Ramon Moreira | DC 277 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Fidélis Alcântara | UP 800 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ana Luiza do MLB | UP 808 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Tião Pessoa | PCO 290 | 0 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 47.85% of valid votes in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo, and Lula (PT) got 44.60%; the other candidates added up to 7.55%.

In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 51.37% (+3.52 points) and Lula got 48.63% (+4.03 points).

Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 3.25 points to 2.74 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 47.85% | 51.37% | +3.52 points |
| Lula | PT 13 | 44.60% | 48.63% | +4.03 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo, Lula (PT) had 46.68% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 45.42%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo with 52.06% of valid votes.

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 51.37% in the 2026 runoff, against 52.06% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.7 point).

PT: Lula has 48.63% in the 2026 runoff, against 47.94% in the 2022 runoff (+0.7 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 52.06% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 51.37% | −0.7 point |
| PT | Lula | 47.94% | Lula | 48.63% | +0.7 point |

## Analysis: Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo and Brazil

Flávio Bolsonaro got 87 votes more than Lula in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 0.51 points toward Lula in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo, 4.94 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.38 points toward the PT, 0.40 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 22.26% in the runoff (22.24% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.73% (3.92% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | −87 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | −2.74 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +0.51 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +1.38 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 22.26% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.73% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo?

Flávio Bolsonaro (PL), with 51.37% of valid votes in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo (MG).

### How did the vote for president in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo change from the 1st round to the runoff?

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 47.85% of valid votes in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo, and Lula (PT) got 44.60%; the other candidates added up to 7.55%. In the runoff, Flávio Bolsonaro got 51.37% (+3.52 points) and Lula got 48.63% (+4.03 points). Flávio Bolsonaro's lead fell from 3.25 points to 2.74 points.

### Who won in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo, Lula (PT) had 46.68% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 45.42%. In the 2022 runoff, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) won in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo with 52.06% of valid votes.

### How did the presidential vote in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo change compared with Brazil?

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 0.51 points toward Lula in Vargem Grande do Rio Pardo, 4.94 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.38 points toward the PT, 0.40 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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