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Amapá do Maranhão: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Amapá do Maranhão with 71.59% of valid votes against 28.41% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 43.18 points, 39.61 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −48.96pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,954; 210th largest electorate in Maranhão
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 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.

On the map of Maranhão

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.

Amapá do Maranhão−43.18 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)71.59% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.41%	−43.18 pts	Left bloc	86.13%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)66.86% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.70% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.85% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.69% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.76% Zema (NOVO)0.14% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	−37.42 pts	Left bloc	88.59%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.86% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)23.14%	−53.72 pts	Left bloc	68.50%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)74.49% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)22.30% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.75% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.28% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.10% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.02% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.00%	−52.58 pts	Left bloc	71.97%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)78.67% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)21.33%	−57.34 pts	Left bloc	66.11%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)68.61% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)21.15% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.00% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.45% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.42% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.24% Marina Silva (REDE)0.49% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.32% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.17% Vera (PSTU)0.12% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−48.80 pts	Left bloc	71.59%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)71.74% Aécio Neves (PSDB)28.26%	−43.49 pts	Left bloc	67.73%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)65.89% Marina Silva (PSB)20.07% Aécio Neves (PSDB)12.85% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.56% +7 more Eymael (PSDC)0.22% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.19% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.09% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.06% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−73.36 pts	Left bloc	73.62%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)74.74% José Serra (PSDB)25.26%	−49.49 pts	Left bloc	66.90%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)72.87% José Serra (PSDB)20.31% Marina Silva (PV)6.48% Plínio (PSOL)0.20% +3 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03%	−59.25 pts	Left bloc	74.43%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.80% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)25.20%	−49.59 pts	Left bloc	71.23%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)65.60% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)31.00% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.59% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.67% +2 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.07% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.07%	−37.73 pts	Left bloc	78.01%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)53.73% Lula (PT)46.27%	+7.46 pts	Right bloc	62.34%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)37.88% Ciro (PPS)22.95% José Serra (PSDB)19.74% Garotinho (PSB)19.17% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.21% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05%	−60.52 pts	Left bloc	71.96%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)82.61% Lula (PT)9.32% Ciro Gomes (PPS)4.31% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.32% +6 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.25% Eymael (PSDC)0.35% Sirkis (PV)0.28% Enéas (PRONA)0.28% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.14% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.14%	+66.76 pts	Right bloc	81.95%

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.