CE · Russas - Limoeiro do Norte immediate region

Palhano: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Palhano with 62.98% of valid votes against 37.02% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 25.97 points, 22.40 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −35.81pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 9,842; 157th 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.

Palhano−25.97 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)62.98% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)37.02%	−25.97 pts	Left bloc	85.63%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)58.59% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)36.53% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.40% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.55% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.80% Zema (NOVO)0.04% Samara (UP)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00%	−22.15 pts	Left bloc	84.99%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)68.94% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)31.06%	−37.88 pts	Left bloc	84.26%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.80% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)26.10% Ciro Gomes (PDT)9.07% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.56% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.42% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.01% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.00% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−45.83 pts	Left bloc	85.04%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)71.34% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)28.66%	−42.67 pts	Left bloc	83.37%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Ciro Gomes (PDT)41.55% Fernando Haddad (PT)36.46% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)18.85% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.32% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.70% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.41% Marina Silva (REDE)0.26% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.17% Eymael (DC)0.12% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.08% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.06% Vera (PSTU)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02%	−56.72 pts	Left bloc	86.67%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)78.84% Aécio Neves (PSDB)21.16%	−57.67 pts	Left bloc	81.33%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)77.46% Aécio Neves (PSDB)12.17% Marina Silva (PSB)9.22% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.42% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.23% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.23% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03% Eymael (PSDC)0.02%	−74.69 pts	Left bloc	84.85%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)71.16% José Serra (PSDB)28.84%	−42.32 pts	Left bloc	82.72%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)65.76% José Serra (PSDB)25.94% Marina Silva (PV)7.82% Plínio (PSOL)0.40% +3 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03% Eymael (PSDC)0.02%	−48.02 pts	Left bloc	87.58%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)70.33% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)29.67%	−40.66 pts	Left bloc	79.35%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)61.29% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)35.69% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.44% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.30% +2 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.14% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.14%	−28.05 pts	Left bloc	85.12%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)54.09% José Serra (PSDB)45.91%	−8.19 pts	Left bloc	80.88%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Ciro (PPS)67.58% Lula (PT)16.25% José Serra (PSDB)12.33% Garotinho (PSB)3.78% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06%	−75.35 pts	Left bloc	87.90%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)48.20% Ciro Gomes (PPS)32.29% Lula (PT)15.13% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.81% +8 more Enéas (PRONA)0.72% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.59% Sirkis (PV)0.56% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.53% Eymael (PSDC)0.47% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.34% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.22% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.13%	+0.16 pts	Right bloc	93.17%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)58.39% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)16.80% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)11.59% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)7.45% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)2.42% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)1.78% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.93% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.64%	+64.53 pts	Right bloc	80.22%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2002(Round 2)·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.