2006 Brazilian Presidential Election

1 October and 29 October 2006 · The New Republic · two-round vote

Elected by a wide margin in the 2002 presidential elections, incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the centre-left Workers' Party (PT) ran for reelection. During his first term in office, Lula implemented a wide array of social programs, including the Fome Zero (Zero Hunger) and Bolsa Família (Family Allowance) programs.

President before

Lula da Silva

President (re-elected)

Lula da Silva

Winning share

60.8%

second round

Turnout

83.3%

second round 81.0%

The result

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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Workers' Party · 46.662.365 votes

60.83%

second round

Geraldo Alckmin

Brazilian Social Democracy Party · 39.968.369 votes

39.17%

second round

Heloísa Helena

Socialism and Liberty Party · 6.575.393 votes

6.85%

first round

Cristovam Buarque

Democratic Labour Party · 2.538.844 votes

2.64%

first round

Ana Maria Rangel

Progressive Republican Party · 126.404 votes

0.13%

first round

José Maria Eymael

Christian Social Democratic Party · 63.294 votes

0.07%

first round

Luciano Bivar

Social Liberal Party · 62.064 votes

0.06%

first round


Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva	Workers' Party	46.662.365	48.61%	58.295.042	60.83%
Geraldo Alckmin	Brazilian Social Democracy Party	39.968.369	41.64%	37.543.178	39.17%
Heloísa Helena	Socialism and Liberty Party	6.575.393	6.85%	—	—
Cristovam Buarque	Democratic Labour Party	2.538.844	2.64%	—	—
Ana Maria Rangel	Progressive Republican Party	126.404	0.13%	—	—
José Maria Eymael	Christian Social Democratic Party	63.294	0.07%	—	—
Luciano Bivar	Social Liberal Party	62.064	0.06%	—	—