# Runoff results in Tangará (RN)

President in Tangará (RN): Lula (PT) 66.15%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 33.85%. 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/rn/2414001

## President in Tangará

Lula (PT) got more votes in Tangará (66.15%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (33.85%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 12,578; turnout: 78.63%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 6,254 | 66.15% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 3,200 | 33.85% |

## 1st round in Tangará

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Tangará, with 60.49% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 34.70%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 5,529 | 60.49% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 3,172 | 34.70% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 221 | 2.42% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 141 | 1.54% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 68 | 0.74% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 5 | 0.05% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 1 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Tangará

Governor with 100.00% of polling stations counted in the municipality.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allyson | União 44 | 5,267 | 56.51% |
| Cadu de Lula | PT 13 | 4,054 | 43.49% |

## Senate in Tangará (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Styvenson Valentim | Podemos 200 | 5,728 | 36.26% |
| Zenaide Maia | PSD 555 | 3,952 | 25.01% |
| Coronel Hélio | PL 222 | 2,286 | 14.47% |
| Samanda de Lula | PT 131 | 1,865 | 11.80% |
| Rafael Motta | PDT 123 | 1,639 | 10.37% |
| Tércio Tinôco | União 444 | 221 | 1.40% |
| Sandro Pimentel | PSOL 500 | 46 | 0.29% |
| Sônia Godeiro | PSOL 501 | 30 | 0.19% |
| Professor Guilherme | UP 800 | 10 | 0.06% |
| Clóvis Costa do Coletivo Nós | Agir 369 | 8 | 0.05% |
| Luciana Mandu | PSTU 161 | 6 | 0.04% |
| Rosália Fernandes | PSTU 166 | 6 | 0.04% |
| Gari Wendell Batista | Agir 360 | 2 | 0.01% |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 60.49% of valid votes in Tangará, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 34.70%; the other candidates added up to 4.81%.

In the runoff, Lula got 66.15% (+5.66 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 33.85% (−0.85 points).

Lula's lead rose from 25.79 points to 32.30 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 60.49% | 66.15% | +5.66 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 34.70% | 33.85% | −0.85 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Tangará, Lula (PT) had 64.25% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 30.23%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Tangará with 66.80% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 66.15% in the 2026 runoff, against 66.80% in the 2022 runoff (−0.7 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 33.85% in the 2026 runoff, against 33.20% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.7 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 66.80% | Lula | 66.15% | −0.7 point |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 33.20% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 33.85% | +0.7 point |

## Analysis: Tangará and Brazil

Lula got 3,054 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Tangará.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.51 points toward Lula in Tangará, 1.06 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.30 points toward the PL, 3.08 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 21.37% in the runoff (23.00% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 4.41% (5.66% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Tangará | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +3,054 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +32.30 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +6.51 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −1.30 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 21.37% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 4.41% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Tangará?

Lula (PT), with 66.15% of valid votes in Tangará (RN).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 60.49% of valid votes in Tangará, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 34.70%; the other candidates added up to 4.81%. In the runoff, Lula got 66.15% (+5.66 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 33.85% (−0.85 points). Lula's lead rose from 25.79 points to 32.30 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Tangará, Lula (PT) had 64.25% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 30.23%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Tangará with 66.80% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.51 points toward Lula in Tangará, 1.06 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.30 points toward the PL, 3.08 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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