# Runoff results in Motuca (SP)

President in Motuca (SP): Lula (PT) 50.19%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 49.81%. 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/sp/3532058

## President in Motuca

Lula (PT) got more votes in Motuca (50.19%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (49.81%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 3,384; turnout: 81.50%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,336 | 50.19% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,326 | 49.81% |

## 1st round in Motuca

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got more votes in Motuca, with 49.78% of valid votes; Lula (PT) got 43.94%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,244 | 49.78% |
| Lula | PT 13 | 1,098 | 43.94% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 66 | 2.64% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 51 | 2.04% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 34 | 1.36% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 3 | 0.12% |

## Governor in Motuca (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tarcísio | Republicanos 10 | 1,339 | 57.87% |
| Fernando Haddad | PT 13 | 963 | 41.62% |
| Vera Lúcia | PSTU 16 | 5 | 0.22% |
| Carlos Machado | PCB 21 | 4 | 0.17% |
| Vivian Mendes | UP 80 | 3 | 0.13% |

## Senate in Motuca (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| André do Prado | PL 222 | 1,216 | 28.30% |
| Guilherme Derrite | PP 111 | 1,192 | 27.74% |
| Simone Tebet | PSB 400 | 926 | 21.55% |
| Marina Silva | Rede 180 | 897 | 20.88% |
| Geraldo Rufino | Podemos 200 | 28 | 0.65% |
| Guto Schiavetto | Missão 144 | 26 | 0.61% |
| Petter Maahs | PCB 211 | 4 | 0.09% |
| Márcio Alves | UP 800 | 3 | 0.07% |
| Dra. Eliana Ferreira | PSTU 161 | 2 | 0.05% |
| Weller Gonçalves | PSTU 160 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Soninha Francine | Cidadania 232 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Maíra de Souza | UP 808 | 1 | 0.02% |
| William Teixeira | Agir 360 | 0 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 49.78% of valid votes in Motuca, and Lula (PT) got 43.94%; the other candidates added up to 6.28%.

In the runoff, Lula got 50.19% (+6.25 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 49.81% (+0.03 points).

The gap between the two went from 5.84 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 0.38 points in favor of Lula.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 43.94% | 50.19% | +6.25 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 49.78% | 49.81% | +0.03 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Motuca, Lula (PT) had 49.61% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 43.51%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Motuca with 51.10% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 50.19% in the 2026 runoff, against 51.10% in the 2022 runoff (−0.9 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 49.81% in the 2026 runoff, against 48.90% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+0.9 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 51.10% | Lula | 50.19% | −0.9 point |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 48.90% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 49.81% | +0.9 point |

## Analysis: Motuca and Brazil

Lula got 10 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Motuca.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.22 points toward Lula in Motuca, 0.77 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.82 points toward the PL, 3.60 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 18.50% in the runoff (21.42% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.48% (6.02% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Motuca | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +10 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +0.38 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +6.22 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −1.82 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 18.50% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 3.48% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Motuca?

Lula (PT), with 50.19% of valid votes in Motuca (SP).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 49.78% of valid votes in Motuca, and Lula (PT) got 43.94%; the other candidates added up to 6.28%. In the runoff, Lula got 50.19% (+6.25 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 49.81% (+0.03 points). The gap between the two went from 5.84 points in favor of Flávio Bolsonaro to 0.38 points in favor of Lula.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Motuca, Lula (PT) had 49.61% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 43.51%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Motuca with 51.10% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.22 points toward Lula in Motuca, 0.77 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.82 points toward the PL, 3.60 points short of Brazil. The municipality turned to Lula from the 1st round to the runoff (between the two finalists).

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