Lula's biggest and narrowest wins in Ceará's 2026 runoff

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President Lula was re-elected and won in all 184 municipalities of Ceará state in Brazil's 2026 runoff, securing 68.93% of valid votes statewide. His largest victory was in Santana do Cariri with 87.17% of valid votes. The closest race was in Morrinhos, where Lula won with 52.39% of valid votes against challenger Flávio Bolsonaro's 47.61%. Lula reversed his first-round loss in Morrinhos, the only city where he had been defeated. Bolsonaro increased his vote total in Ceará from the first round, receiving 1,819,478 votes in the runoff. Turnout reached 6,024,843 voters, with abstentions at 971,678, the lowest among Brazilian states.


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