# Runoff results in Cairu (BA)

President in Cairu (BA): Lula (PT) 66.68%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 33.32%. 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/ba/2905404

## President in Cairu

Lula (PT) got more votes in Cairu (66.68%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (33.32%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 15,484; turnout: 78.67%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 7,818 | 66.68% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 3,906 | 33.32% |

## 1st round in Cairu

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Cairu, with 60.19% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 33.93%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 6,883 | 60.19% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 3,880 | 33.93% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 360 | 3.15% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 168 | 1.47% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 116 | 1.01% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 12 | 0.10% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 11 | 0.10% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 2 | 0.02% |

## Governor in Cairu (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ACM Neto | União 44 | 6,012 | 54.51% |
| Jerônimo Rodrigues | PT 13 | 4,977 | 45.13% |
| Ronaldo Mansur | PSOL 50 | 29 | 0.26% |
| Maria Bona | PCO 29 | 6 | 0.05% |
| Aroldo Félix | UP 80 | 4 | 0.04% |
| Ariel Capistrano | DC 27 | 1 | 0.01% |

## Senate in Cairu (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| João Roma | PL 222 | 4,880 | 25.13% |
| Angelo Coronel | Republicanos 100 | 4,812 | 24.78% |
| Rui Costa | PT 133 | 4,796 | 24.69% |
| Jaques Wagner | PT 130 | 4,446 | 22.89% |
| Professora Delliana | PSOL 500 | 364 | 1.87% |
| Marcelo Carvalho | Rede 180 | 51 | 0.26% |
| Carlos Sodré | Mobiliza 333 | 33 | 0.17% |
| Gregório Gould | UP 800 | 16 | 0.08% |
| Marcelo Santtana | DC 277 | 14 | 0.07% |
| Marcelo Millet | PCO 290 | 10 | 0.05% |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 60.19% of valid votes in Cairu, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 33.93%; the other candidates added up to 5.88%.

In the runoff, Lula got 66.68% (+6.49 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 33.32% (−0.61 points).

Lula's lead rose from 26.26 points to 33.36 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 60.19% | 66.68% | +6.49 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 33.93% | 33.32% | −0.61 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Cairu, Lula (PT) had 64.51% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 30.26%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Cairu with 65.76% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 66.68% in the 2026 runoff, against 65.76% in the 2022 runoff (+0.9 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 33.32% in the 2026 runoff, against 34.24% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.9 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 65.76% | Lula | 66.68% | +0.9 point |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 34.24% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 33.32% | −0.9 point |

## Analysis: Cairu and Brazil

Lula got 3,912 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Cairu.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.10 points toward Lula in Cairu, 1.65 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.84 points toward the PT, 0.06 points beyond Brazil.

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

Abstention was 21.33% in the runoff (21.67% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.76% (5.70% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Cairu | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +3,912 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +33.36 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +7.10 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +1.84 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 21.33% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 3.76% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Cairu?

Lula (PT), with 66.68% of valid votes in Cairu (BA).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 60.19% of valid votes in Cairu, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 33.93%; the other candidates added up to 5.88%. In the runoff, Lula got 66.68% (+6.49 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 33.32% (−0.61 points). Lula's lead rose from 26.26 points to 33.36 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Cairu, Lula (PT) had 64.51% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 30.26%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Cairu with 65.76% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.10 points toward Lula in Cairu, 1.65 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.84 points toward the PT, 0.06 points beyond Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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