MA · Açailândia immediate region

Bom Jesus das Selvas: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Bom Jesus das Selvas with 60.09% of valid votes against 39.91% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 20.19 points, 16.62 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −33.34pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 19,649; 66th 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.

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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.

Bom Jesus das Selvas−20.19 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)60.09% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)39.91%	−20.19 pts	Left bloc	76.45%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.67% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)40.66% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.61% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.99% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.90% Zema (NOVO)0.12% Samara (UP)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00%	−14.62 pts	Left bloc	78.18%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)67.48% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)32.52%	−34.97 pts	Left bloc	69.93%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)66.82% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)30.23% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.65% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.89% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.16% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.14% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.05% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Léo Péricles (UP)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	−37.05 pts	Left bloc	71.55%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)73.88% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)26.12%	−47.76 pts	Left bloc	70.08%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)64.36% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)23.78% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.96% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.30% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.89% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.60% Marina Silva (REDE)0.37% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.32% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.21% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.15% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Eymael (DC)0.01% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−41.77 pts	Left bloc	73.54%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)77.32% Aécio Neves (PSDB)22.68%	−54.64 pts	Left bloc	73.40%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)74.88% Aécio Neves (PSDB)15.14% Marina Silva (PSB)8.79% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.81% +7 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.14% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.10% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.09% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.01% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−67.72 pts	Left bloc	76.09%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)74.00% José Serra (PSDB)26.00%	−48.00 pts	Left bloc	69.31%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)71.30% José Serra (PSDB)22.43% Marina Silva (PV)6.01% Plínio (PSOL)0.09% +4 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.01%	−55.01 pts	Left bloc	74.61%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)71.04% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)28.96%	−42.08 pts	Left bloc	70.26%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)58.70% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)37.63% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.01% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.48% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.12% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.01%	−24.38 pts	Left bloc	74.80%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)58.02% Lula (PT)41.98%	+16.04 pts	Right bloc	61.46%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)39.08% Ciro (PPS)23.18% José Serra (PSDB)19.64% Garotinho (PSB)17.94% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−60.71 pts	Left bloc	74.01%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)76.58% Lula (PT)11.56% Ciro Gomes (PPS)6.27% Enéas (PRONA)1.19% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.85% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.81% Sirkis (PV)0.73% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.68% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.47% Eymael (PSDC)0.34% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.26% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.26%	+58.19 pts	Right bloc	55.51%

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.