MA · São Luís immediate region

Alcântara: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Alcântara with 80.93% of valid votes against 19.07% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 61.87 points, 58.30 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −64.61pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 17,612; 78th largest electorate in Maranhão
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 Maranhão

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.

Alcântara−61.87 pts
Maranhão−39.08 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)80.93% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)19.07%	−61.87 pts	Left bloc	76.51%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)76.71% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)19.54% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.56% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.00% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.99% Zema (NOVO)0.09% Samara (UP)0.06% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−56.71 pts	Left bloc	81.68%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)79.75% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.25%	−59.51 pts	Left bloc	68.48%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)77.53% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)17.73% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.98% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.43% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.17% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.07% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.03% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−58.03 pts	Left bloc	73.41%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)85.85% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)14.15%	−71.70 pts	Left bloc	62.58%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)77.37% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)13.51% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.62% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.44% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.30% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.27% Marina Silva (REDE)0.67% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.39% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.19% Vera (PSTU)0.13% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.08% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−64.42 pts	Left bloc	71.57%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)89.56% Aécio Neves (PSDB)10.44%	−79.11 pts	Left bloc	64.60%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)83.12% Marina Silva (PSB)11.26% Aécio Neves (PSDB)4.02% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.00% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.21% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.19% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−89.73 pts	Left bloc	74.33%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)90.15% José Serra (PSDB)9.85%	−80.30 pts	Left bloc	63.67%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)84.47% Marina Silva (PV)9.07% José Serra (PSDB)5.99% Plínio (PSOL)0.24% +4 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03%	−87.84 pts	Left bloc	74.62%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)92.84% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)7.16%	−85.69 pts	Left bloc	75.34%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)87.84% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)8.76% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.81% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.48% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.06% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.03% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−82.26 pts	Left bloc	81.36%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.46% José Serra (PSDB)25.54%	−48.93 pts	Left bloc	67.00%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.65% Garotinho (PSB)31.53% Ciro (PPS)12.12% José Serra (PSDB)6.25% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.41% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−87.50 pts	Left bloc	82.32%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)44.85% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)30.30% Ciro Gomes (PPS)14.69% Enéas (PRONA)2.79% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)1.90% Sirkis (PV)1.36% Eymael (PSDC)1.19% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.06% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.78% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.48% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.45% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.15%	−29.28 pts	Left bloc	67.51%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)59.17% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)26.39% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)4.97% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.46% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)2.74% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.55% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.31% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.41%	+41.72 pts	Right bloc	71.61%

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

Other municipalities in the São Luís 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.