MA · Viana immediate region

Arari: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Arari with 76.51% of valid votes against 23.49% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 53.01 points, 49.44 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −55.15pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 24,003; 51th 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.

Arari−53.01 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)76.51% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)23.49%	−53.01 pts	Left bloc	75.84%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.16% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)24.09% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.29% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.40% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.98% Zema (NOVO)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Samara (UP)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−46.96 pts	Left bloc	76.83%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.96% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)23.04%	−53.91 pts	Left bloc	71.81%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)74.21% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.61% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.65% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.09% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.23% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.09% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01% Léo Péricles (UP)0.01% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00%	−53.76 pts	Left bloc	73.06%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)78.74% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)21.26%	−57.47 pts	Left bloc	71.57%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)67.31% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)21.23% Ciro Gomes (PDT)6.64% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.42% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.37% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.63% Marina Silva (REDE)0.43% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.43% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.24% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.23% Eymael (DC)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−49.65 pts	Left bloc	75.02%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)82.60% Aécio Neves (PSDB)17.40%	−65.20 pts	Left bloc	69.75%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)74.70% Marina Silva (PSB)15.14% Aécio Neves (PSDB)8.78% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.73% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.23% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.21% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.10% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.00%	−80.47 pts	Left bloc	73.27%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)83.25% José Serra (PSDB)16.75%	−66.49 pts	Left bloc	68.82%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)74.67% Marina Silva (PV)13.40% José Serra (PSDB)11.49% Plínio (PSOL)0.34% +4 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.02% Eymael (PSDC)0.02% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.01%	−76.96 pts	Left bloc	75.36%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)82.46% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)17.54%	−64.92 pts	Left bloc	74.98%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.29% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)21.91% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.42% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.17% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.13% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−55.77 pts	Left bloc	80.28%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)73.00% José Serra (PSDB)27.00%	−46.00 pts	Left bloc	69.57%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)56.34% Garotinho (PSB)24.09% José Serra (PSDB)9.98% Ciro (PPS)9.38% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.20% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−80.05 pts	Left bloc	82.42%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)44.66% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)33.73% Ciro Gomes (PPS)15.44% Enéas (PRONA)1.95% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.84% Eymael (PSDC)0.74% Sirkis (PV)0.67% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.61% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.46% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.34% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.31% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.24%	−25.38 pts	Left bloc	68.47%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)57.74% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)26.66% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)6.87% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.80% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.80% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.66% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.04% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.43%	+43.08 pts	Right bloc	69.82%

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

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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.