# Runoff results in Itaiçaba (CE)

President in Itaiçaba (CE): Lula (PT) 68.37%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 31.63%. 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/2306207

## President in Itaiçaba

Lula (PT) got more votes in Itaiçaba (68.37%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (31.63%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 7,214; turnout: 86.86%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 4,158 | 68.37% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,924 | 31.63% |

## 1st round in Itaiçaba

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Itaiçaba, with 62.93% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 31.83%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 3,735 | 62.93% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 1,889 | 31.83% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 171 | 2.88% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 90 | 1.52% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 33 | 0.56% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 10 | 0.17% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 3 | 0.05% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 1 | 0.02% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 1 | 0.02% |

## Governor in Itaiçaba (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elmano de Freitas | PT 13 | 3,115 | 53.56% |
| Ciro Gomes | PSDB 45 | 2,681 | 46.10% |
| Delegado Huggo | Missão 14 | 15 | 0.26% |
| Vera Lúcia | Novo 30 | 3 | 0.05% |
| Serley Leal | UP 80 | 2 | 0.03% |
| Zé Batista | PSTU 16 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ieri Braga | PCO 29 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Danilo Soares | Democrata 35 | 0 | 0.00% |

## Senate in Itaiçaba (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cid Gomes | PSB 400 | 3,511 | 32.89% |
| Luizianne | Rede 180 | 3,052 | 28.59% |
| Capitão Wagner | União 445 | 2,236 | 20.94% |
| Alcides Fernandes | PL 222 | 1,828 | 17.12% |
| Catarina Matos | UP 800 | 29 | 0.27% |
| Reginaldo | PSTU 162 | 10 | 0.09% |
| Guilherme Theophilo | Novo 300 | 10 | 0.09% |
| Lino Alves | PCO 290 | 1 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 62.93% of valid votes in Itaiçaba, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 31.83%; the other candidates added up to 5.24%.

In the runoff, Lula got 68.37% (+5.44 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 31.63% (−0.20 points).

Lula's lead rose from 31.10 points to 36.74 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 62.93% | 68.37% | +5.44 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 31.83% | 31.63% | −0.20 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Itaiçaba, Lula (PT) had 67.35% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 24.08%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Itaiçaba with 71.33% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 68.37% in the 2026 runoff, against 71.33% in the 2022 runoff (−3.0 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 31.63% in the 2026 runoff, against 28.67% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+3.0 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 71.33% | Lula | 68.37% | −3.0 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 28.67% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 31.63% | +3.0 points |

## Analysis: Itaiçaba and Brazil

Lula got 2,234 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Itaiçaba.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.64 points toward Lula in Itaiçaba, 0.19 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 5.92 points toward the PL, 7.70 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 13.14% in the runoff (14.03% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.94% (4.29% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Itaiçaba | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +2,234 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +36.74 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +5.64 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −5.92 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 13.14% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.94% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Itaiçaba?

Lula (PT), with 68.37% of valid votes in Itaiçaba (CE).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 62.93% of valid votes in Itaiçaba, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 31.83%; the other candidates added up to 5.24%. In the runoff, Lula got 68.37% (+5.44 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 31.63% (−0.20 points). Lula's lead rose from 31.10 points to 36.74 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Itaiçaba, Lula (PT) had 67.35% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 24.08%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Itaiçaba with 71.33% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 5.64 points toward Lula in Itaiçaba, 0.19 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 5.92 points toward the PL, 7.70 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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