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Olinda Nova do Maranhão: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Olinda Nova do Maranhão with 81.63% of valid votes against 18.37% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 63.27 points, 59.70 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −68.62pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 11,175; 138th 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.

Olinda Nova do Maranhão−63.27 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)81.63% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)18.37%	−63.27 pts	Left bloc	73.60%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)76.63% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)19.14% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.76% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.40% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.94% Zema (NOVO)0.06% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	−56.83 pts	Left bloc	76.46%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)84.66% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)15.34%	−69.32 pts	Left bloc	65.95%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)80.40% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)14.59% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.33% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.28% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.16% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.13% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.05% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−65.54 pts	Left bloc	68.47%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)86.10% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)13.90%	−72.21 pts	Left bloc	64.36%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)75.02% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)16.06% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.06% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.20% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.02% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)0.74% Marina Silva (REDE)0.32% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.20% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.20% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.08% Vera (PSTU)0.05% Eymael (DC)0.05% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−61.30 pts	Left bloc	68.29%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)91.60% Aécio Neves (PSDB)8.40%	−83.21 pts	Left bloc	62.87%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)85.43% Marina Silva (PSB)8.26% Aécio Neves (PSDB)4.24% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.25% +7 more Eymael (PSDC)0.33% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.12% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.12% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.09% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−88.12 pts	Left bloc	67.94%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)91.80% José Serra (PSDB)8.20%	−83.59 pts	Left bloc	65.18%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)86.09% José Serra (PSDB)6.83% Marina Silva (PV)6.68% Plínio (PSOL)0.21% +4 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.10% Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02%	−86.23 pts	Left bloc	71.14%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)93.66% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)6.34%	−87.31 pts	Left bloc	71.12%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)86.74% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)8.12% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.94% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.98% +3 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.08% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.06%	−83.33 pts	Left bloc	77.59%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)64.28% Lula (PT)35.72%	+28.56 pts	Right bloc	52.02%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Garotinho (PSB)31.19% Lula (PT)28.69% Ciro (PPS)22.02% José Serra (PSDB)18.04% +1 more Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06%	−63.93 pts	Left bloc	70.01%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)58.07% Lula (PT)23.86% Ciro Gomes (PPS)8.71% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)2.16% +8 more Sirkis (PV)1.58% Enéas (PRONA)1.29% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.88% Eymael (PSDC)0.88% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.53% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.47% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.47%	+23.39 pts	Right bloc	67.15%

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.