MA · Santa Inês immediate region

Governador Newton Bello: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Governador Newton Bello with 76.07% of valid votes against 23.93% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 52.14 points, 48.57 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −59.78pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 7,695; 181th 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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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.

Governador Newton Bello−52.14 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)76.07% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)23.93%	−52.14 pts	Left bloc	79.31%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.89% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)24.94% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.49% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.92% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.70% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Zema (NOVO)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−46.79 pts	Left bloc	80.32%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)81.27% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)18.73%	−62.53 pts	Left bloc	68.12%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)78.77% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)17.68% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.21% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.16% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.07% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.00% Vera (PSTU)0.00%	−62.11 pts	Left bloc	69.93%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)84.54% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)15.46%	−69.07 pts	Left bloc	65.07%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)76.53% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)14.89% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.08% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.20% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)0.98% Marina Silva (REDE)0.35% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.33% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.33% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.12% Vera (PSTU)0.08% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.08% Eymael (DC)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−64.75 pts	Left bloc	69.70%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)82.98% Aécio Neves (PSDB)17.02%	−65.95 pts	Left bloc	64.02%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)79.66% Marina Silva (PSB)10.35% Aécio Neves (PSDB)8.65% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.45% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.25% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.16% Eymael (PSDC)0.14% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.14% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.10% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−81.22 pts	Left bloc	69.78%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)86.64% José Serra (PSDB)13.36%	−73.27 pts	Left bloc	64.18%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)84.68% José Serra (PSDB)8.92% Marina Silva (PV)5.93% Plínio (PSOL)0.22% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.13% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.02% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02%	−81.85 pts	Left bloc	71.82%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)86.75% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)13.25%	−73.50 pts	Left bloc	68.27%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)80.10% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)15.04% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.42% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.27% +2 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.09% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.09%	−69.58 pts	Left bloc	73.73%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)56.03% Lula (PT)43.97%	+12.05 pts	Right bloc	53.09%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Ciro (PPS)44.51% Lula (PT)31.52% Garotinho (PSB)16.18% José Serra (PSDB)7.70% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.10%	−84.60 pts	Left bloc	70.70%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)57.78% Lula (PT)19.02% Ciro Gomes (PPS)16.03% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)1.28% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.15% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.11% Enéas (PRONA)0.94% Sirkis (PV)0.90% Eymael (PSDC)0.81% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.43% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.30% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.26%	+21.02 pts	Right bloc	64.52%

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.