# Runoff results in Madalena (CE)

President in Madalena (CE): Lula (PT) 79.63%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 20.37%. 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/2307635

## President in Madalena

Lula (PT) got more votes in Madalena (79.63%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (20.37%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 14,765; turnout: 82.34%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 9,463 | 79.63% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 2,420 | 20.37% |

## 1st round in Madalena

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Madalena, with 73.95% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 21.28%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 8,623 | 73.95% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 2,482 | 21.28% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 323 | 2.77% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 158 | 1.35% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 58 | 0.50% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 7 | 0.06% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 1 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Madalena (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elmano de Freitas | PT 13 | 6,916 | 61.12% |
| Ciro Gomes | PSDB 45 | 4,368 | 38.60% |
| Delegado Huggo | Missão 14 | 17 | 0.15% |
| Serley Leal | UP 80 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Zé Batista | PSTU 16 | 4 | 0.04% |
| Vera Lúcia | Novo 30 | 4 | 0.04% |
| Danilo Soares | Democrata 35 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ieri Braga | PCO 29 | 0 | 0.00% |

## Senate in Madalena (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cid Gomes | PSB 400 | 7,632 | 36.93% |
| Luizianne | Rede 180 | 7,383 | 35.73% |
| Capitão Wagner | União 445 | 2,999 | 14.51% |
| Alcides Fernandes | PL 222 | 2,602 | 12.59% |
| Catarina Matos | UP 800 | 24 | 0.12% |
| Guilherme Theophilo | Novo 300 | 23 | 0.11% |
| Reginaldo | PSTU 162 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Lino Alves | PCO 290 | 1 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 73.95% of valid votes in Madalena, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 21.28%; the other candidates added up to 4.77%.

In the runoff, Lula got 79.63% (+5.68 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 20.37% (−0.91 points).

Lula's lead rose from 52.67 points to 59.26 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 73.95% | 79.63% | +5.68 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 21.28% | 20.37% | −0.91 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Madalena, Lula (PT) had 80.12% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 14.24%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Madalena with 83.38% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 79.63% in the 2026 runoff, against 83.38% in the 2022 runoff (−3.7 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 20.37% in the 2026 runoff, against 16.62% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+3.7 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 83.38% | Lula | 79.63% | −3.7 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 16.62% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 20.37% | +3.7 points |

## Analysis: Madalena and Brazil

Lula got 7,043 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Madalena.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.59 points toward Lula in Madalena, 1.14 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 7.50 points toward the PL, 9.28 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 17.66% in the runoff (17.61% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.26% (4.14% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Madalena | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +7,043 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +59.26 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +6.59 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −7.50 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 17.66% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.26% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Madalena?

Lula (PT), with 79.63% of valid votes in Madalena (CE).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 73.95% of valid votes in Madalena, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 21.28%; the other candidates added up to 4.77%. In the runoff, Lula got 79.63% (+5.68 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 20.37% (−0.91 points). Lula's lead rose from 52.67 points to 59.26 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Madalena, Lula (PT) had 80.12% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 14.24%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Madalena with 83.38% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 6.59 points toward Lula in Madalena, 1.14 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 7.50 points toward the PL, 9.28 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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