# Runoff results in Cerrito (RS)

President in Cerrito (RS): Lula (PT) 53.82%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 46.18%. 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/rs/4305124

## President in Cerrito

Lula (PT) got more votes in Cerrito (53.82%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (46.18%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 5,307; turnout: 79.86%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 2,191 | 53.82% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,880 | 46.18% |

## 1st round in Cerrito

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Cerrito, with 46.88% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 44.17%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,781 | 46.88% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,678 | 44.17% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 139 | 3.66% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 112 | 2.95% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 70 | 1.84% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 9 | 0.24% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 4 | 0.11% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 3 | 0.08% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 2 | 0.05% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 1 | 0.03% |

## Governor in Cerrito (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zucco | PL 22 | 1,711 | 50.09% |
| Juliana Brizola | PDT 12 | 1,348 | 39.46% |
| Gabriel Souza | MDB 15 | 303 | 8.87% |
| Marcelo Maranata | PSDB 45 | 51 | 1.49% |
| Rejane de Oliveira | PSTU 16 | 2 | 0.06% |
| Priscila Voigt | UP 80 | 1 | 0.03% |
| César Pontes | PCO 29 | 2 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Cerrito (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marcel van Hattem | Novo 300 | 1,633 | 25.44% |
| Sanderson | PL 222 | 1,627 | 25.34% |
| Manuela D'Ávila | PSOL 500 | 1,379 | 21.48% |
| Pimenta | PT 131 | 1,311 | 20.42% |
| Rigotto | MDB 151 | 317 | 4.94% |
| Frederico Antunes | PSD 555 | 91 | 1.42% |
| Renato Jaguarão | Cidadania 234 | 26 | 0.40% |
| Daniela Mulheres Socialistas | PSTU 160 | 17 | 0.26% |
| Milton Cardoso | PSDB 455 | 10 | 0.16% |
| Tânia Peres | UP 808 | 5 | 0.08% |
| Luciano do MLB | UP 800 | 4 | 0.06% |
| Régis Ethur | PSTU 161 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ric Jones | PCO 290 | 0 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 46.88% of valid votes in Cerrito, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 44.17%; the other candidates added up to 8.95%.

In the runoff, Lula got 53.82% (+6.94 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 46.18% (+2.01 points).

Lula's lead rose from 2.71 points to 7.64 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 46.88% | 53.82% | +6.94 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 44.17% | 46.18% | +2.01 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Cerrito, Lula (PT) had 57.18% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 32.99%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Cerrito with 60.43% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 53.82% in the 2026 runoff, against 60.43% in the 2022 runoff (−6.6 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 46.18% in the 2026 runoff, against 39.57% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+6.6 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 60.43% | Lula | 53.82% | −6.6 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 39.57% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 46.18% | +6.6 points |

## Analysis: Cerrito and Brazil

Lula got 311 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Cerrito.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.93 points toward Lula in Cerrito, 0.52 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 13.22 points toward the PL, 15.00 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 20.14% in the runoff (22.38% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.94% (7.81% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Cerrito | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +311 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +7.64 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +4.93 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −13.22 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 20.14% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 3.94% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Cerrito?

Lula (PT), with 53.82% of valid votes in Cerrito (RS).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 46.88% of valid votes in Cerrito, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 44.17%; the other candidates added up to 8.95%. In the runoff, Lula got 53.82% (+6.94 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 46.18% (+2.01 points). Lula's lead rose from 2.71 points to 7.64 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Cerrito, Lula (PT) had 57.18% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 32.99%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Cerrito with 60.43% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.93 points toward Lula in Cerrito, 0.52 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 13.22 points toward the PL, 15.00 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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