# Runoff results in Croatá (CE)

President in Croatá (CE): Lula (PT) 76.48%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 23.52%. 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/2304236

## President in Croatá

Lula (PT) got more votes in Croatá (76.48%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (23.52%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 15,338; turnout: 81.31%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 9,208 | 76.48% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 2,832 | 23.52% |

## 1st round in Croatá

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Croatá, with 70.86% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 23.61%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 7,967 | 70.86% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 2,654 | 23.61% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 310 | 2.76% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 208 | 1.85% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 80 | 0.71% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 10 | 0.09% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 7 | 0.06% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 2 | 0.02% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 2 | 0.02% |

## Governor in Croatá (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elmano de Freitas | PT 13 | 6,416 | 58.84% |
| Ciro Gomes | PSDB 45 | 4,455 | 40.86% |
| Delegado Huggo | Missão 14 | 22 | 0.20% |
| Serley Leal | UP 80 | 4 | 0.04% |
| Danilo Soares | Democrata 35 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Vera Lúcia | Novo 30 | 2 | 0.02% |
| Zé Batista | PSTU 16 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ieri Braga | PCO 29 | 1 | 0.01% |

## Senate in Croatá (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cid Gomes | PSB 400 | 6,836 | 35.42% |
| Luizianne | Rede 180 | 6,548 | 33.93% |
| Capitão Wagner | União 445 | 3,128 | 16.21% |
| Alcides Fernandes | PL 222 | 2,753 | 14.26% |
| Catarina Matos | UP 800 | 18 | 0.09% |
| Guilherme Theophilo | Novo 300 | 15 | 0.08% |
| Reginaldo | PSTU 162 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Lino Alves | PCO 290 | 4 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 70.86% of valid votes in Croatá, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 23.61%; the other candidates added up to 5.53%.

In the runoff, Lula got 76.48% (+5.62 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 23.52% (−0.09 points).

Lula's lead rose from 47.25 points to 52.96 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 70.86% | 76.48% | +5.62 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 23.61% | 23.52% | −0.09 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Croatá, Lula (PT) had 78.14% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 13.70%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Croatá with 82.30% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 76.48% in the 2026 runoff, against 82.30% in the 2022 runoff (−5.8 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 23.52% in the 2026 runoff, against 17.70% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+5.8 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 82.30% | Lula | 76.48% | −5.8 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 17.70% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 23.52% | +5.8 points |

## Analysis: Croatá and Brazil

Lula got 6,376 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Croatá.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.71 points toward Lula in Croatá, 0.26 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 11.64 points toward the PL, 13.42 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 18.69% in the runoff (21.70% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 3.46% (6.39% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Croatá | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +6,376 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +52.96 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +5.71 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −11.64 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 18.69% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 3.46% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Croatá?

Lula (PT), with 76.48% of valid votes in Croatá (CE).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 70.86% of valid votes in Croatá, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 23.61%; the other candidates added up to 5.53%. In the runoff, Lula got 76.48% (+5.62 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 23.52% (−0.09 points). Lula's lead rose from 47.25 points to 52.96 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Croatá, Lula (PT) had 78.14% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 13.70%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Croatá with 82.30% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.71 points toward Lula in Croatá, 0.26 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 11.64 points toward the PL, 13.42 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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