MA · Bacabal immediate region

Altamira do Maranhão: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Altamira do Maranhão with 73.40% of valid votes against 26.60% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 46.80 points, 43.23 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −53.47pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 5,755; 203th 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.

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

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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.

Altamira do Maranhão−46.80 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)73.40% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)26.60%	−46.80 pts	Left bloc	74.30%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.41% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.78% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.91% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.05% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.65% Zema (NOVO)0.12% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−38.74 pts	Left bloc	77.94%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)77.32% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)22.68%	−54.65 pts	Left bloc	68.42%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)75.28% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)21.35% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.81% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.09% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.36% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−54.19 pts	Left bloc	70.29%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)80.44% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)19.56%	−60.87 pts	Left bloc	66.12%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)66.91% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)17.58% Ciro Gomes (PDT)10.92% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.74% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.16% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.76% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.35% Marina Silva (REDE)0.20% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.20% Vera (PSTU)0.09% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.09% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−56.65 pts	Left bloc	70.22%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)82.14% Aécio Neves (PSDB)17.86%	−64.28 pts	Left bloc	66.43%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)77.21% Marina Silva (PSB)11.44% Aécio Neves (PSDB)9.67% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.11% +7 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.24% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.15% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.12% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.00% Eymael (PSDC)0.00%	−77.96 pts	Left bloc	71.31%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)77.34% José Serra (PSDB)22.66%	−54.68 pts	Left bloc	72.19%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)71.93% José Serra (PSDB)16.41% Marina Silva (PV)11.12% Plínio (PSOL)0.25% +3 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.13% Eymael (PSDC)0.13% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−66.93 pts	Left bloc	78.20%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)88.74% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)11.26%	−77.47 pts	Left bloc	75.68%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)70.07% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.20% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)5.10% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.42% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.18% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−53.18 pts	Left bloc	79.04%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.88% José Serra (PSDB)25.12%	−49.77 pts	Left bloc	67.93%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)39.78% Ciro (PPS)33.54% Garotinho (PSB)22.22% José Serra (PSDB)4.42% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03%	−91.15 pts	Left bloc	76.14%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)58.90% Lula (PT)21.08% Ciro Gomes (PPS)14.13% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.31% +8 more Enéas (PRONA)0.86% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.86% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.80% Eymael (PSDC)0.70% Sirkis (PV)0.60% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.45% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.20% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.10%	+22.43 pts	Right bloc	79.03%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)67.73% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)19.80% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.30% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)4.19% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.63% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.37% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.54% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.43%	+59.31 pts	Right bloc	82.96%

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.