MA · São Luís immediate region · capital

São Luís: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São Luís with 62.05% of valid votes against 37.95% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 24.10 points, 20.53 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −22.81pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 761,263; 1th 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.

São Luís−24.10 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)62.05% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)37.95%	−24.10 pts	Left bloc	83.91%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)54.51% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)37.02% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.42% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.39% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.16% Zema (NOVO)0.16% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.13% Samara (UP)0.12% Clariana Barao (DC)0.05% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−16.40 pts	Left bloc	84.31%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)60.38% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)39.62%	−20.76 pts	Left bloc	82.70%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)56.50% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)34.40% Simone Tebet (MDB)4.48% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.59% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.45% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.32% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.10% Vera (PSTU)0.06% Léo Péricles (UP)0.05% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02%	−20.45 pts	Left bloc	84.09%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)57.78% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)42.22%	−15.56 pts	Left bloc	82.08%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)38.35% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)36.59% Ciro Gomes (PDT)14.39% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)2.30% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.92% Marina Silva (REDE)1.79% João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.40% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.35% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)1.24% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.36% Vera (PSTU)0.24% Eymael (DC)0.05% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02%	−12.08 pts	Left bloc	84.87%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)70.38% Aécio Neves (PSDB)29.62%	−40.75 pts	Left bloc	87.24%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)49.52% Marina Silva (PSB)31.06% Aécio Neves (PSDB)15.46% Luciana Genro (PSOL)1.34% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.06% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.48% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.48% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.41% Eymael (PSDC)0.10% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.07% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−65.78 pts	Left bloc	90.03%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)76.70% José Serra (PSDB)23.30%	−53.40 pts	Left bloc	75.48%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)57.03% Marina Silva (PV)28.28% José Serra (PSDB)13.10% Plínio (PSOL)1.03% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.29% Eymael (PSDC)0.16% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.05% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−73.38 pts	Left bloc	81.25%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)80.87% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)19.13%	−61.74 pts	Left bloc	80.48%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.62% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)20.31% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)8.68% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.04% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.14% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.13% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08%	−58.67 pts	Left bloc	83.15%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)84.84% José Serra (PSDB)15.16%	−69.69 pts	Left bloc	76.19%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)56.44% Garotinho (PSB)26.22% Ciro (PPS)12.55% José Serra (PSDB)4.13% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.61% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05%	−91.75 pts	Left bloc	80.30%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)50.02% Ciro Gomes (PPS)25.37% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)20.60% Enéas (PRONA)2.28% +8 more Sirkis (PV)0.62% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.33% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.19% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.18% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.16% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.10% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.08% Eymael (PSDC)0.07%	−53.27 pts	Left bloc	73.44%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)39.54% Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)37.82% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)12.68% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.26% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)2.27% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)2.27% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.65% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.51%	+16.39 pts	Right bloc	77.75%

Percentages of valid votes in the municipality. Turnout = voters over the electorate. Source: TSE.

When the municipality changed sides

1998(Round 1)·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.