MA · Santa Inês immediate region

Bela Vista do Maranhão: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Bela Vista do Maranhão with 75.23% of valid votes against 24.77% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 50.45 points, 46.88 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −58.70pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 10,097; 149th largest electorate in Maranhão
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 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.

Bela Vista do Maranhão−50.45 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)75.23% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)24.77%	−50.45 pts	Left bloc	80.02%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)70.23% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)26.92% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.27% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.85% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.64% Zema (NOVO)0.08% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% 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%	−43.03 pts	Left bloc	80.40%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)79.21% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.79%	−58.42 pts	Left bloc	70.89%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)77.31% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)19.47% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.23% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.62% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.15% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.11% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−59.21 pts	Left bloc	72.15%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)83.69% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)16.31%	−67.39 pts	Left bloc	69.93%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)73.16% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)16.70% Ciro Gomes (PDT)6.52% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.54% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.78% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)0.57% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.26% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.19% Marina Silva (REDE)0.17% Eymael (DC)0.06% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02%	−60.16 pts	Left bloc	72.80%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)88.80% Aécio Neves (PSDB)11.20%	−77.59 pts	Left bloc	68.03%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)81.81% Marina Silva (PSB)11.54% Aécio Neves (PSDB)5.72% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.42% +7 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.18% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.15% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.08% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Eymael (PSDC)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−87.29 pts	Left bloc	72.74%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)82.09% José Serra (PSDB)17.91%	−64.18 pts	Left bloc	67.42%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)79.33% José Serra (PSDB)10.96% Marina Silva (PV)9.31% Plínio (PSOL)0.21% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.08% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−77.77 pts	Left bloc	74.95%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)87.22% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)12.78%	−74.44 pts	Left bloc	69.67%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)78.43% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)17.16% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.42% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.82% +3 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.06% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.06% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−65.35 pts	Left bloc	74.62%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)57.71% José Serra (PSDB)42.29%	−15.43 pts	Left bloc	59.71%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)34.34% Garotinho (PSB)30.09% Ciro (PPS)27.59% José Serra (PSDB)7.92% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−84.15 pts	Left bloc	75.25%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)55.43% Lula (PT)19.81% Ciro Gomes (PPS)18.20% Enéas (PRONA)1.42% +8 more Sirkis (PV)1.03% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.88% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.83% Eymael (PSDC)0.73% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.54% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.44% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.44% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.24%	+17.61 pts	Right bloc	66.38%

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.