# Runoff results in Cotia (SP)

President in Cotia (SP): Lula (PT) 51.20%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 48.80%. 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/sp/3513009

## President in Cotia

Lula (PT) got more votes in Cotia (51.20%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (48.80%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 194,136; turnout: 79.98%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 76,363 | 51.20% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 72,794 | 48.80% |

## 1st round in Cotia

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Cotia, with 46.21% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 41.79%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 65,331 | 46.21% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 59,084 | 41.79% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 6,247 | 4.42% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 5,766 | 4.08% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 3,731 | 2.64% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 610 | 0.43% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 325 | 0.23% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 107 | 0.08% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 89 | 0.06% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 37 | 0.03% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 33 | 0.02% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 16 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Cotia (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tarcísio | Republicanos 10 | 73,526 | 57.21% |
| Fernando Haddad | PT 13 | 53,166 | 41.37% |
| Vera Lúcia | PSTU 16 | 665 | 0.52% |
| Vivian Mendes | UP 80 | 652 | 0.51% |
| Carlos Machado | PCB 21 | 517 | 0.40% |

## Senate in Cotia (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Guilherme Derrite | PP 111 | 67,786 | 28.17% |
| André do Prado | PL 222 | 63,937 | 26.57% |
| Simone Tebet | PSB 400 | 51,604 | 21.45% |
| Marina Silva | Rede 180 | 48,683 | 20.23% |
| Geraldo Rufino | Podemos 200 | 3,107 | 1.29% |
| Guto Schiavetto | Missão 144 | 2,693 | 1.12% |
| Soninha Francine | Cidadania 232 | 1,165 | 0.48% |
| Maíra de Souza | UP 808 | 577 | 0.24% |
| Dra. Eliana Ferreira | PSTU 161 | 410 | 0.17% |
| Márcio Alves | UP 800 | 327 | 0.14% |
| Petter Maahs | PCB 211 | 204 | 0.08% |
| Weller Gonçalves | PSTU 160 | 102 | 0.04% |
| William Teixeira | Agir 360 | 55 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 46.21% of valid votes in Cotia, and Lula (PT) got 41.79%; the other candidates added up to 12.00%.

In the runoff, Lula got 51.20% (+9.41 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 48.80% (+2.59 points).

The gap between the two went from 4.42 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 2.40 points in favor of Lula.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 41.79% | 51.20% | +9.41 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 46.21% | 48.80% | +2.59 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Cotia, Lula (PT) had 46.04% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 40.61%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Cotia with 50.86% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 51.20% in the 2026 runoff, against 50.86% in the 2022 runoff (+0.3 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 48.80% in the 2026 runoff, against 49.14% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.3 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 50.86% | Lula | 51.20% | +0.3 point |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 49.14% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 48.80% | −0.3 point |

## Analysis: Cotia and Brazil

Lula got 3,569 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Cotia.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.82 points toward Lula in Cotia, 1.37 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.68 points toward the PT, 1.10 points short of Brazil.

The municipality turned to Lula from the 1st round to the runoff (between the two finalists).

Abstention was 20.02% in the runoff (22.70% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.93% (5.81% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Cotia | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +3,569 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +2.40 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +6.82 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +0.68 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 20.02% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 3.93% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Cotia?

Lula (PT), with 51.20% of valid votes in Cotia (SP).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 46.21% of valid votes in Cotia, and Lula (PT) got 41.79%; the other candidates added up to 12.00%. In the runoff, Lula got 51.20% (+9.41 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 48.80% (+2.59 points). The gap between the two went from 4.42 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 2.40 points in favor of Lula.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Cotia, Lula (PT) had 46.04% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 40.61%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Cotia with 50.86% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.82 points toward Lula in Cotia, 1.37 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 0.68 points toward the PT, 1.10 points short of Brazil. The municipality turned to Lula from the 1st round to the runoff (between the two finalists).

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