# Runoff results in Araripe (CE)

President in Araripe (CE): Lula (PT) 86.63%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 13.37%. 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/ce/2301307

## President in Araripe

Lula (PT) got more votes in Araripe (86.63%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (13.37%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 17,497; turnout: 83.31%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 12,354 | 86.63% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,906 | 13.37% |

## 1st round in Araripe

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Araripe, with 83.18% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 13.83%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 11,246 | 83.18% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,870 | 13.83% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 178 | 1.32% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 159 | 1.18% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 53 | 0.39% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 4 | 0.03% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 1 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Araripe (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elmano de Freitas | PT 13 | 9,163 | 70.14% |
| Ciro Gomes | PSDB 45 | 3,868 | 29.61% |
| Delegado Huggo | Missão 14 | 23 | 0.18% |
| Serley Leal | UP 80 | 6 | 0.05% |
| Zé Batista | PSTU 16 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ieri Braga | PCO 29 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Vera Lúcia | Novo 30 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Danilo Soares | Democrata 35 | 1 | 0.01% |

## Senate in Araripe (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cid Gomes | PSB 400 | 9,744 | 41.48% |
| Luizianne | Rede 180 | 7,662 | 32.62% |
| Capitão Wagner | União 445 | 4,023 | 17.13% |
| Alcides Fernandes | PL 222 | 1,902 | 8.10% |
| Catarina Matos | UP 800 | 148 | 0.63% |
| Guilherme Theophilo | Novo 300 | 11 | 0.05% |
| Reginaldo | PSTU 162 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Lino Alves | PCO 290 | 0 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 83.18% of valid votes in Araripe, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 13.83%; the other candidates added up to 2.99%.

In the runoff, Lula got 86.63% (+3.45 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 13.37% (−0.46 points).

Lula's lead rose from 69.35 points to 73.26 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 83.18% | 86.63% | +3.45 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 13.83% | 13.37% | −0.46 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Araripe, Lula (PT) had 87.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 6.78%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Araripe with 91.48% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 86.63% in the 2026 runoff, against 91.48% in the 2022 runoff (−4.9 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 13.37% in the 2026 runoff, against 8.52% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+4.9 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 91.48% | Lula | 86.63% | −4.9 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 8.52% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 13.37% | +4.9 points |

## Analysis: Araripe and Brazil

Lula got 10,448 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Araripe.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.91 points toward Lula in Araripe, 1.54 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 9.70 points toward the PL, 11.48 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 16.69% in the runoff (18.93% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.17% (4.67% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Araripe | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +10,448 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +73.26 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +3.91 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −9.70 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 16.69% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.17% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Araripe?

Lula (PT), with 86.63% of valid votes in Araripe (CE).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 83.18% of valid votes in Araripe, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 13.83%; the other candidates added up to 2.99%. In the runoff, Lula got 86.63% (+3.45 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 13.37% (−0.46 points). Lula's lead rose from 69.35 points to 73.26 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Araripe, Lula (PT) had 87.88% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 6.78%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Araripe with 91.48% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.91 points toward Lula in Araripe, 1.54 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 9.70 points toward the PL, 11.48 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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