# Runoff results in Paulista (PE)

President in Paulista (PE): Lula (PT) 62.40%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 37.60%. See also governor, Senate and the electoral zones.

Updated 2026-10-26T07:06:08.693Z · Source: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (https://resultados.tse.jus.br) · https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/presidente/pe/2610707

## President in Paulista

Lula (PT) got more votes in Paulista (62.40%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (37.60%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 237,197; turnout: 86.54%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 124,487 | 62.40% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 75,017 | 37.60% |

## 1st round in Paulista

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Paulista, with 56.08% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 37.35%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 106,250 | 56.08% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 70,764 | 37.35% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 5,634 | 2.97% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 3,651 | 1.93% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 2,626 | 1.39% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 263 | 0.14% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 104 | 0.05% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 66 | 0.03% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 44 | 0.02% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 25 | 0.01% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 24 | 0.01% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 21 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Paulista (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Raquel Lyra | PSD 55 | 94,938 | 52.53% |
| João Campos | PSB 40 | 80,110 | 44.32% |
| Ivan Moraes | PSOL 50 | 4,768 | 2.64% |
| Renan | Missão 14 | 725 | 0.40% |
| Professora Camila | UP 80 | 140 | 0.08% |
| Guilherme Fonseca | PSTU 16 | 37 | 0.02% |
| Victor Assis | PCO 29 | 16 | 0.01% |

## Senate in Paulista (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marília Arraes | PDT 123 | 79,632 | 25.43% |
| Humberto Costa | PT 130 | 76,847 | 24.54% |
| Mendonça Filho | PL 222 | 67,972 | 21.70% |
| Eduardo da Fonte | PP 111 | 37,277 | 11.90% |
| Carlos Sant'Anna | Novo 300 | 30,394 | 9.71% |
| Túlio Gadêlha | PSD 555 | 18,795 | 6.00% |
| Paulo Rubem Santiago | Rede 180 | 1,579 | 0.50% |
| Gorett Bitu | UP 801 | 337 | 0.11% |
| Samuel Timóteo | UP 800 | 165 | 0.05% |
| Mariano Macedo | PSTU 161 | 121 | 0.04% |
| Mailson da Silva Neto | PCO 290 | 57 | 0.02% |
| Pastor Gilvan Costa | Democrata 355 | 919 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 56.08% of valid votes in Paulista, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 37.35%; the other candidates added up to 6.57%.

In the runoff, Lula got 62.40% (+6.32 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 37.60% (+0.25 points).

Lula's lead rose from 18.73 points to 24.80 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 56.08% | 62.40% | +6.32 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 37.35% | 37.60% | +0.25 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Paulista, Lula (PT) had 56.44% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 37.78%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Paulista with 58.28% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 62.40% in the 2026 runoff, against 58.28% in the 2022 runoff (+4.1 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 37.60% in the 2026 runoff, against 41.72% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−4.1 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 58.28% | Lula | 62.40% | +4.1 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 41.72% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 37.60% | −4.1 points |

## Analysis: Paulista and Brazil

Lula got 49,470 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Paulista.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.07 points toward Lula in Paulista, 0.62 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 8.24 points toward the PT, 6.46 points beyond Brazil.

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

Abstention was 13.46% in the runoff (16.02% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.81% (4.87% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Paulista | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +49,470 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +24.80 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +6.07 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +8.24 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 13.46% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.81% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Paulista?

Lula (PT), with 62.40% of valid votes in Paulista (PE).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 56.08% of valid votes in Paulista, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 37.35%; the other candidates added up to 6.57%. In the runoff, Lula got 62.40% (+6.32 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 37.60% (+0.25 points). Lula's lead rose from 18.73 points to 24.80 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Paulista, Lula (PT) had 56.44% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 37.78%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Paulista with 58.28% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.07 points toward Lula in Paulista, 0.62 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 8.24 points toward the PT, 6.46 points beyond Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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