Abstention reaches 21.43% and elections in Campinas and the region take place calmly

Of the 2.5 million voters eligible to vote in the 31 cities in the g1 Campinas coverage area, 544,451 stopped going to the polls this Sunday (4). The region's abstention rate was 21.43%, which represents that one in five voters did not participate in the first round of the 2026 elections.

Government of São Paulo - With the re-election of Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) already defined in the 1st round, the results from the region show that the current governor had a large vote in the Campinas region. So far, the highest percentage was recorded in Socorro (SP), with 81.51% of valid votes.

Campinas (SP) - Electoral judge Francisco José Blanco Magdalena, from the 379th Electoral Zone of Campinas, assessed that this Sunday's election (4) went smoothly, and despite the heavy rain that hit the city, causing a power outage in 10 schools in the 379th Electoral Zone, no ballot box stopped working.

According to the judge, there has been a reduction in cases involving the dumping of holy cards at polling places, and those that have been registered, the authorship is still being determined.

Campinas (SP) - Vote count in Campinas reaches 19.04%. Due to the rain, the city had sections with voters in line more than an hour after the end of voting hours.