2024 Fortaleza mayoral election

2024 Fortaleza municipal election

6 October 2024 (2024-10-06) (first round)
27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) (second round)
Turnout84.48% (first round)
84.16% (second round)
Mayoral election
Opinion polls
 
Candidate Evandro Leitão André Fernandes
Party PT PL
Running mate Gabriella Aguiar Alcyvania Pinheiro
Popular vote 716,133 705,295
Percentage 50.38% 49.62%

Result by electoral zone in the second round



Mayor before election

José Sarto
PDT

Elected mayor

Evandro Leitão
PT

Parliamentary election
Party Leader Current seats
Municipal Chamber
PDT 12
PSD 7
Avante 5
FE Brasil 3
PSDB-Cidadania 3
PSB 2
PSOL-REDE 2
PL 2
Agir 1
Republicanos 1
UNIÃO 1
PRD 1
MOBILIZA 1
PMB 1
Solidarity 1

The 2024 Fortaleza mayoral election took place on 6 October 2024. Voters elected a mayor, a vice mayor, and 43 councillors. The incumbent mayor, José Sarto, a member of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), was elected in 2020 for his first term and intends to run for reelection.

Candidates André Fernandes (PL) and Evandro Leitão (PT) were the most voted and advanced for a runoff, held on 27 October 2024. Leitão was elected with 50.38% of the valid votes. The mayor's term will begin on 1 January 2025 and end on 31 December 2028.