# Runoff results in Salitre (CE)

President in Salitre (CE): Lula (PT) 74.56%, Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) 25.44%. 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/2311959

## President in Salitre

Lula (PT) got more votes in Salitre (74.56%), followed by Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) (25.44%), with 100.00% of polling stations counted. Electorate: 14,838; turnout: 84.80%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 9,187 | 74.56% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 3,135 | 25.44% |

## 1st round in Salitre

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got more votes in Salitre, with 71.72% of valid votes; Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 25.90%.

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 8,457 | 71.72% |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 3,054 | 25.90% |
| Escritor Augusto Cury | Avante 70 | 148 | 1.26% |
| Renan Santos | Missão 14 | 82 | 0.70% |
| Ronaldo Caiado | PSD 55 | 37 | 0.31% |
| Zema | Novo 30 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Samara | UP 80 | 4 | 0.03% |
| Veterinário Wilson Grassi | Democrata 35 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Hertz Dias | PSTU 16 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Clariana Barão | DC 27 | 1 | 0.01% |

## Governor in Salitre (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elmano de Freitas | PT 13 | 7,111 | 62.54% |
| Ciro Gomes | PSDB 45 | 4,233 | 37.23% |
| Delegado Huggo | Missão 14 | 16 | 0.14% |
| Vera Lúcia | Novo 30 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Zé Batista | PSTU 16 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Serley Leal | UP 80 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Ieri Braga | PCO 29 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Danilo Soares | Democrata 35 | 0 | 0.00% |

## Senate in Salitre (1st round)

| Candidate | Party | Votes | % of valid |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cid Gomes | PSB 400 | 7,572 | 36.61% |
| Luizianne | Rede 180 | 6,925 | 33.48% |
| Capitão Wagner | União 445 | 3,405 | 16.46% |
| Alcides Fernandes | PL 222 | 2,646 | 12.79% |
| Catarina Matos | UP 800 | 126 | 0.61% |
| Guilherme Theophilo | Novo 300 | 6 | 0.03% |
| Reginaldo | PSTU 162 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Lino Alves | PCO 290 | 0 | annulled votes |

## From the 1st round to the runoff

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 71.72% of valid votes in Salitre, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 25.90%; the other candidates added up to 2.38%.

In the runoff, Lula got 74.56% (+2.84 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 25.44% (−0.46 points).

Lula's lead rose from 45.82 points to 49.12 points.

| Candidate | Party | 1st round | Runoff | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lula | PT 13 | 71.72% | 74.56% | +2.84 points |
| Flávio Bolsonaro | PL 22 | 25.90% | 25.44% | −0.46 points |

## Comparison with 2022

In the 2022 1st round in Salitre, Lula (PT) had 78.94% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 12.95%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Salitre with 83.82% of valid votes.

PT: Lula has 74.56% in the 2026 runoff, against 83.82% in the 2022 runoff (−9.3 points).

PL: Flávio Bolsonaro has 25.44% in the 2026 runoff, against 16.18% for Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 runoff (+9.3 points).

| Party | 2022 | % in 2022 | 2026 | % in 2026 | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PT | Lula | 83.82% | Lula | 74.56% | −9.3 points |
| PL | Jair Bolsonaro | 16.18% | Flávio Bolsonaro | 25.44% | +9.3 points |

## Analysis: Salitre and Brazil

Lula got 6,052 votes more than Flávio Bolsonaro in Salitre.

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.30 points toward Lula in Salitre, 2.15 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 18.52 points toward the PL, 20.30 points short of Brazil.

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

Abstention was 15.20% in the runoff (17.35% in the 1st round; in Brazil, 19.22%), and blank and null votes, 2.07% (3.85% in the 1st round).

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

| Indicator | Salitre | Brazil |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lula's net votes | +6,052 | +4,430,191 |
| Lula's lead (points) | +49.12 | +3.58 |
| Change in the gap toward Lula since the 1st round (points) | +3.30 | +5.45 |
| Change in the gap toward the PT since 2022 (points) | −18.52 | +1.78 |
| Abstention in the runoff | 15.20% | 19.22% |
| Blank and null in the runoff | 2.07% | 3.24% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Who won for president in Salitre?

Lula (PT), with 74.56% of valid votes in Salitre (CE).

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

In the 1st round, on October 4, Lula (PT) got 71.72% of valid votes in Salitre, and Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) got 25.90%; the other candidates added up to 2.38%. In the runoff, Lula got 74.56% (+2.84 points) and Flávio Bolsonaro got 25.44% (−0.46 points). Lula's lead rose from 45.82 points to 49.12 points.

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

In the 2022 1st round in Salitre, Lula (PT) had 78.94% of valid votes and Jair Bolsonaro (PL) had 12.95%. In the 2022 runoff, Lula (PT) won in Salitre with 83.82% of valid votes.

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

From the 1st round to the runoff, the gap between the two moved 3.30 points toward Lula in Salitre, 2.15 points short of Brazil (5.45 points toward Lula). Against the 2022 runoff, it moved 18.52 points toward the PL, 20.30 points short of Brazil. The municipality kept its 1st-round and its 2022 side.

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