# Runoff results in Maracanaú (CE)

President in Maracanaú (CE): Lula (PT) 61.30%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 38.70%. See also governor, Senate and the electoral zones.

Updated 2026-10-26T07:06:08.693Z · Source: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (https://resultados.tse.jus.br) · https://eleicoes2026brasil.com/en/presidente/ce/2307650

## President in Maracanaú

Lula (PT) got more votes in Maracanaú (61.30%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (38.70%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 179,475; turnout: 89.25%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 95,283 | 61.30% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 60,152 | 38.70% |

## 1st round in Maracanaú

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Maracanaú, with 54.33% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 39.14%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 81,340 | 54.33% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 58,590 | 39.14% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 4,488 | 3.00% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 3,536 | 2.36% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 1,408 | 0.94% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 111 | 0.07% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 93 | 0.06% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 47 | 0.03% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 38 | 0.03% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 23 | 0.02% |
| Edmilson Costa | PCB 21 | 15 | 0.01% |
| Rui Costa Pimenta | PCO 29 | 15 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Maracanaú (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ciro Gomes | PSDB 45 | 75,486 | 53.35% |
| Elmano de Freitas | PT 13 | 64,800 | 45.80% |
| Delegado Huggo | Missão 14 | 667 | 0.47% |
| Vera Lúcia | Novo 30 | 199 | 0.14% |
| Serley Leal | UP 80 | 159 | 0.11% |
| Zé Batista | PSTU 16 | 102 | 0.07% |
| Danilo Soares | Democrata 35 | 52 | 0.04% |
| Ieri Braga | PCO 29 | 25 | 0.02% |

## Senate in Maracanaú (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cid Gomes | PSB 400 | 65,016 | 25.85% |
| Capitão Wagner | União 445 | 63,889 | 25.41% |
| Luizianne | Rede 180 | 60,878 | 24.21% |
| Alcides Fernandes | PL 222 | 59,433 | 23.63% |
| Catarina Matos | UP 800 | 1,333 | 0.53% |
| Guilherme Theophilo | Novo 300 | 722 | 0.29% |
| Reginaldo | PSTU 162 | 208 | 0.08% |
| Lino Alves | PCO 290 | 94 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 54.33% of valid votes in Maracanaú, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 39.14%; the other candidates added up to 6.53%.

In the runoff, Lula got 61.30% (+6.97 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 38.70% (−0.44 points).

Lula's lead rose from 15.19 points to 22.60 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 54.33% | 61.30% | +6.97 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 39.14% | 38.70% | −0.44 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Maracanaú, Lula (PT) had 57.50% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 33.84%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Maracanaú with 60.71% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 61.30% in the 2026 runoff, against 60.71% in the 2022 runoff (+0.6 point).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 38.70% in the 2026 runoff, against 39.29% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (−0.6 point).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 60.71% | Lula | 61.30% | +0.6 point |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 39.29% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 38.70% | −0.6 point |

## Analysis: Maracanaú and Brazil

Lula got 35,131 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Maracanaú.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.41 points toward Lula in Maracanaú, 1.96 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.18 points toward the PT, 0.60 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 10.75% in the runoff (12.39% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.96% (4.80% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Maracanaú | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +35,131 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +22.60 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +7.41 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | +1.18 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 10.75% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.96% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Maracanaú?

Lula (PT), with 61.30% of valid votes in Maracanaú (CE).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 54.33% of valid votes in Maracanaú, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 39.14%; the other candidates added up to 6.53%. In the runoff, Lula got 61.30% (+6.97 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 38.70% (−0.44 points). Lula's lead rose from 15.19 points to 22.60 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Maracanaú, Lula (PT) had 57.50% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 33.84%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Maracanaú with 60.71% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 7.41 points toward Lula in Maracanaú, 1.96 points beyond Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 1.18 points toward the PT, 0.60 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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