CE · Russas - Limoeiro do Norte immediate region

Limoeiro do Norte: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Limoeiro do Norte with 74.87% of valid votes against 25.13% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 49.73 points, 46.16 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −53.88pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 46,948; 33th largest electorate in Ceará
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 2022.

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Margin in percentage points of valid votes (right − left).

Municipality, state and Brazil

Right − left margin in the 2026 runoff, in percentage points.

Limoeiro do Norte−49.73 pts
Ceará−37.86 pts
Brazil−3.57 pts

Negative = left ahead; positive = right ahead.

Margin over time

Right − left margin in each election (the runoff where there was one), compared with Brazil's.

Every election

Year	Round	Candidates (% of valid votes)	Margin (right − left)	Bloc ahead	Turnout
2026 10/25/2026	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.87% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)25.13%	−49.73 pts	Left bloc	88.19%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)69.57% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)24.89% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.57% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.31% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.46% Zema (NOVO)0.05% Samara (UP)0.05% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.04% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−44.53 pts	Left bloc	85.22%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.08% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)23.92%	−52.17 pts	Left bloc	86.08%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)72.62% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.22% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.96% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.72% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.27% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.12% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.04% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	−57.26 pts	Left bloc	85.07%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)78.90% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)21.10%	−57.80 pts	Left bloc	85.04%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Ciro Gomes (PDT)45.76% Fernando Haddad (PT)34.80% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)16.84% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.79% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)0.50% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.35% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.31% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.27% Marina Silva (REDE)0.19% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.14% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−62.10 pts	Left bloc	85.28%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)85.11% Aécio Neves (PSDB)14.89%	−70.23 pts	Left bloc	78.60%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)75.51% Marina Silva (PSB)11.28% Aécio Neves (PSDB)11.11% Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.18% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.28% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.25% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.20% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−76.75 pts	Left bloc	80.71%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)85.04% José Serra (PSDB)14.96%	−70.08 pts	Left bloc	79.05%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)76.75% Marina Silva (PV)11.25% José Serra (PSDB)11.07% Plínio (PSOL)0.47% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.32% Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−77.70 pts	Left bloc	81.83%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)90.33% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)9.67%	−80.66 pts	Left bloc	80.83%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)80.05% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)15.64% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.64% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.49% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.08% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.07% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.02%	−68.37 pts	Left bloc	83.21%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)78.87% José Serra (PSDB)21.13%	−57.74 pts	Left bloc	78.39%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)47.95% Ciro (PPS)37.96% José Serra (PSDB)8.37% Garotinho (PSB)5.53% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.16% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−83.25 pts	Left bloc	82.09%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)44.19% Ciro Gomes (PPS)26.35% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)25.07% Enéas (PRONA)1.43% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.53% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.49% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.44% Sirkis (PV)0.39% Eymael (PSDC)0.37% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.30% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.22% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.20%	−44.81 pts	Left bloc	81.36%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)56.57% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)29.92% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)5.06% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.64% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.83% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.31% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.28% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.39%	+37.60 pts	Right bloc	85.35%

Percentages of valid votes in the municipality. Turnout = voters over the electorate. Source: TSE.

When the municipality changed sides

1998(Round 1)·Right bloc→Left bloc

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Official TSE results by municipality (1994–2026); the 2026 runoff comes from the TSE's official results publication. Every municipality's index can be downloaded at /dados.