MA · São João dos Patos immediate region

Pastos Bons: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Pastos Bons with 74.39% of valid votes against 25.61% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 48.78 points, 45.21 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −57.46pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 15,151; 103th 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.

Pastos Bons−48.78 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)74.39% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)25.61%	−48.78 pts	Left bloc	79.41%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)69.54% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)26.96% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.43% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.00% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.89% Zema (NOVO)0.15% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Samara (UP)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−42.01 pts	Left bloc	79.01%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)80.63% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)19.37%	−61.26 pts	Left bloc	77.87%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)78.79% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)18.49% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.44% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.97% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.13% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.11% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.04% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−60.52 pts	Left bloc	77.50%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)84.06% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)15.94%	−68.12 pts	Left bloc	76.02%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)72.36% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)15.53% Ciro Gomes (PDT)6.93% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)2.44% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.47% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.53% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.26% Marina Silva (REDE)0.19% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.12% Vera (PSTU)0.07% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.07% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−59.33 pts	Left bloc	78.38%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)80.94% Aécio Neves (PSDB)19.06%	−61.87 pts	Left bloc	79.71%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)77.59% Aécio Neves (PSDB)12.52% Marina Silva (PSB)8.95% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.30% +7 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.18% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.14% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.14% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08% Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−74.39 pts	Left bloc	82.55%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)81.68% José Serra (PSDB)18.32%	−63.36 pts	Left bloc	68.49%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)79.18% José Serra (PSDB)15.40% Marina Silva (PV)5.10% Plínio (PSOL)0.14% +4 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.09% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02% Eymael (PSDC)0.01%	−69.12 pts	Left bloc	73.25%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)86.34% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)13.66%	−72.67 pts	Left bloc	78.58%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)78.54% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)18.56% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.74% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.98% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.14% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.01%	−62.52 pts	Left bloc	81.00%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)50.55% José Serra (PSDB)49.45%	−1.09 pts	Left bloc	66.65%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Ciro (PPS)43.29% Lula (PT)29.92% Garotinho (PSB)16.18% José Serra (PSDB)10.24% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.28% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.09%	−79.51 pts	Left bloc	81.43%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)60.50% Ciro Gomes (PPS)17.07% Lula (PT)16.04% Enéas (PRONA)1.36% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.03% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.01% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.81% Sirkis (PV)0.69% Eymael (PSDC)0.61% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.38% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.26% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.24%	+26.71 pts	Right bloc	73.90%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)81.65% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)9.47% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.76% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.55% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.28% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.00% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.92% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.38%	+79.08 pts	Right bloc	71.22%

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.