BA · Itaberaba immediate region

Ruy Barbosa: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Ruy Barbosa with 72.94% of valid votes against 27.06% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 45.88 points, 42.31 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −50.12pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 23,979; 93th largest electorate in Bahia
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.

On the map of Bahia

2026 runoff, colored by margin: pale in tight races, deep in landslides. Click a municipality to open its page.

Loading municipalities…

Hover or tap a municipality; click to open its page.

← Left bloc aheadRight bloc ahead →

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

Municipality, state and Brazil

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

Ruy Barbosa−45.88 pts
Bahia−42.63 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)72.94% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)27.06%	−45.88 pts	Left bloc	80.75%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.33% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)27.96% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.86% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.74% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.89% Zema (NOVO)0.07% Samara (UP)0.04% Clariana Barao (DC)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01%	−38.35 pts	Left bloc	77.88%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.80% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)23.20%	−53.60 pts	Left bloc	73.05%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)75.05% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.92% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.63% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.39% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.84% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.06% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.01% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−52.95 pts	Left bloc	72.91%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)78.61% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)21.39%	−57.22 pts	Left bloc	68.22%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)72.51% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)18.45% Ciro Gomes (PDT)4.59% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.92% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.99% Marina Silva (REDE)0.42% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.35% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.34% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.18% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.17% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02%	−55.83 pts	Left bloc	68.64%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)72.46% Aécio Neves (PSDB)27.54%	−44.92 pts	Left bloc	66.99%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)70.91% Aécio Neves (PSDB)17.01% Marina Silva (PSB)10.97% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.42% +5 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.32% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.14% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.10% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06%	−64.95 pts	Left bloc	69.42%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)74.20% José Serra (PSDB)25.80%	−48.40 pts	Left bloc	67.40%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)72.58% José Serra (PSDB)20.79% Marina Silva (PV)5.99% Plínio (PSOL)0.43% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.07% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03% Eymael (PSDC)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−58.33 pts	Left bloc	70.66%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)85.89% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)14.11%	−71.79 pts	Left bloc	70.39%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)78.37% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)17.36% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.88% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.01% +3 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.24% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.09% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−64.54 pts	Left bloc	73.89%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)62.18% José Serra (PSDB)37.82%	−24.37 pts	Left bloc	62.63%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)54.42% José Serra (PSDB)19.42% Ciro (PPS)19.18% Garotinho (PSB)6.67% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.25% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.07%	−61.16 pts	Left bloc	70.64%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)60.61% Lula (PT)24.73% Ciro Gomes (PPS)8.23% Enéas (PRONA)1.77% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.95% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.91% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.66% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.52% Eymael (PSDC)0.49% Sirkis (PV)0.42% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.35% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.35%	+28.19 pts	Right bloc	66.66%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)50.28% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)36.61% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)6.47% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.16% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.98% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.97% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.91% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.62%	+24.97 pts	Right bloc	70.99%

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

Other municipalities in the Itaberaba immediate region

Find another municipality

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.