CE · São Benedito - Ipu - Guaraciaba do Norte - Tianguá immediate region

São Benedito: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São Benedito with 68.98% of valid votes against 31.02% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 37.96 points, 34.39 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −46.39pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 37,548; 39th largest electorate in Ceará
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
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.

São Benedito−37.96 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)68.98% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)31.02%	−37.96 pts	Left bloc	83.87%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.35% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)31.79% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.12% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.83% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.74% Zema (NOVO)0.05% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.03% Samara (UP)0.03% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−31.08 pts	Left bloc	80.74%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.57% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)25.43%	−49.14 pts	Left bloc	81.28%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.10% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.65% Ciro Gomes (PDT)6.55% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.11% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.44% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.06% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Léo Péricles (UP)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−55.38 pts	Left bloc	79.17%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)77.14% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)22.86%	−54.28 pts	Left bloc	83.82%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Ciro Gomes (PDT)55.41% Fernando Haddad (PT)28.00% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)14.23% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.76% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)0.71% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.30% Marina Silva (REDE)0.17% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.14% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.13% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.06% Eymael (DC)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.01%	−67.52 pts	Left bloc	82.71%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)79.26% Aécio Neves (PSDB)20.74%	−58.51 pts	Left bloc	68.37%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)76.26% Aécio Neves (PSDB)15.20% Marina Silva (PSB)7.13% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.49% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.47% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.16% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.14% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06% Eymael (PSDC)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−68.30 pts	Left bloc	68.79%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)83.65% José Serra (PSDB)16.35%	−67.29 pts	Left bloc	67.47%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)80.65% José Serra (PSDB)12.66% Marina Silva (PV)5.77% Plínio (PSOL)0.38% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.27% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.06%	−74.01 pts	Left bloc	67.95%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)77.81% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)22.19%	−55.61 pts	Left bloc	72.84%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.13% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)29.57% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.80% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.16% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.26% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04%	−40.16 pts	Left bloc	74.15%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)51.81% Lula (PT)48.19%	+3.62 pts	Right bloc	69.36%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Ciro (PPS)59.25% Lula (PT)19.26% José Serra (PSDB)17.26% Garotinho (PSB)4.03% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.15% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05%	−65.48 pts	Left bloc	71.35%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)62.88% Ciro Gomes (PPS)29.02% Lula (PT)4.76% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.80% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.60% Sirkis (PV)0.48% Enéas (PRONA)0.40% Eymael (PSDC)0.29% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.24% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.22% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.20% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.10%	+28.22 pts	Right bloc	69.26%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)68.30% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)21.52% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)5.51% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)2.07% +4 more Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)1.12% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.68% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.47% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.33%	+88.04 pts	Right bloc	72.46%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2002(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right bloc
2006(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.