# Runoff results in Porto Alegre (RS)

President in Porto Alegre (RS): Lula (PT) 55.84%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 44.16%. 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/rs/4314902

## President in Porto Alegre

Lula (PT) got more votes in Porto Alegre (55.84%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (44.16%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 1,063,955; turnout: 78.91%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 456,019 | 55.84% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 360,690 | 44.16% |

## 1st round in Porto Alegre

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Porto Alegre, with 48.57% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 41.86%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 377,252 | 48.57% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 325,139 | 41.86% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 24,187 | 3.11% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 23,061 | 2.97% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 20,069 | 2.58% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 4,014 | 0.52% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 1,611 | 0.21% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 524 | 0.07% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 293 | 0.04% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 275 | 0.04% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 199 | 0.03% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 153 | 0.02% |

## Governor in Porto Alegre (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Juliana Brizola | PDT 12 | 338,394 | 45.80% |
| Zucco | PL 22 | 324,823 | 43.97% |
| Gabriel Souza | MDB 15 | 59,579 | 8.06% |
| Marcelo Maranata | PSDB 45 | 13,808 | 1.87% |
| Priscila Voigt | UP 80 | 1,384 | 0.19% |
| Rejane de Oliveira | PSTU 16 | 803 | 0.11% |
| César Pontes | PCO 29 | 373 | annulled votes |

## Senate in Porto Alegre (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manuela D'Ávila | PSOL 500 | 340,437 | 24.07% |
| Marcel van Hattem | Novo 300 | 331,784 | 23.46% |
| Pimenta | PT 131 | 331,518 | 23.44% |
| Sanderson | PL 222 | 324,205 | 22.92% |
| Rigotto | MDB 151 | 45,667 | 3.23% |
| Frederico Antunes | PSD 555 | 22,988 | 1.63% |
| Milton Cardoso | PSDB 455 | 5,839 | 0.41% |
| Daniela Mulheres Socialistas | PSTU 160 | 4,897 | 0.35% |
| Tânia Peres | UP 808 | 2,671 | 0.19% |
| Renato Jaguarão | Cidadania 234 | 1,996 | 0.14% |
| Luciano do MLB | UP 800 | 1,346 | 0.10% |
| Régis Ethur | PSTU 161 | 988 | 0.07% |
| Ric Jones | PCO 290 | 574 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 48.57% of valid votes in Porto Alegre, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 41.86%; the other candidates added up to 9.57%.

In the runoff, Lula got 55.84% (+7.27 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 44.16% (+2.30 points).

Lula's lead rose from 6.71 points to 11.68 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 48.57% | 55.84% | +7.27 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 41.86% | 44.16% | +2.30 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Porto Alegre, Lula (PT) had 49.83% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 39.11%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Porto Alegre with 53.50% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 55.84% in the 2026 runoff, against 53.50% in the 2022 runoff (+2.3 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 44.16% in the 2026 runoff, against 46.50% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−2.3 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 53.50% | Lula | 55.84% | +2.3 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 46.50% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 44.16% | −2.3 points |

## Analysis: Porto Alegre and Brazil

Lula got 95,329 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Porto Alegre.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.97 points toward Lula in Porto Alegre, 0.48 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.68 points toward the PT, 2.90 points beyond Brazil.

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

Abstention was 21.09% in the runoff (23.99% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.72% (3.97% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Porto Alegre | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +95,329 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +11.68 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +4.97 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +4.68 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 21.09% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.72% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Porto Alegre?

Lula (PT), with 55.84% of valid votes in Porto Alegre (RS).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 48.57% of valid votes in Porto Alegre, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 41.86%; the other candidates added up to 9.57%. In the runoff, Lula got 55.84% (+7.27 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 44.16% (+2.30 points). Lula's lead rose from 6.71 points to 11.68 points.

### Who won in Porto Alegre in the 2022 election?

In the 2022 1st round in Porto Alegre, Lula (PT) had 49.83% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 39.11%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Porto Alegre with 53.50% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 4.97 points toward Lula in Porto Alegre, 0.48 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 4.68 points toward the PT, 2.90 points beyond Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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