MA · Itapecuru Mirim immediate region

Vargem Grande: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Vargem Grande with 79.02% of valid votes against 20.98% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 58.05 points, 54.48 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −63.29pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 32,651; 28th 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.

Vargem Grande−58.05 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)79.02% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)20.98%	−58.05 pts	Left bloc	77.80%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.13% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)22.95% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.37% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.23% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.09% Zema (NOVO)0.17% Samara (UP)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−49.09 pts	Left bloc	78.03%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)82.45% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)17.55%	−64.90 pts	Left bloc	76.56%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)80.16% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)16.24% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.93% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.20% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.18% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.17% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02%	−64.30 pts	Left bloc	77.46%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)85.31% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)14.69%	−70.62 pts	Left bloc	82.04%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)77.16% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)13.55% Ciro Gomes (PDT)4.89% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.89% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.23% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.46% Marina Silva (REDE)0.32% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.20% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.14% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Eymael (DC)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02%	−65.25 pts	Left bloc	82.75%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)83.61% Aécio Neves (PSDB)16.39%	−67.22 pts	Left bloc	67.46%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)78.87% Marina Silva (PSB)11.85% Aécio Neves (PSDB)8.44% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.41% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.12% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.09% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.05% Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−82.07 pts	Left bloc	70.73%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)85.24% José Serra (PSDB)14.76%	−70.48 pts	Left bloc	66.45%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)80.80% José Serra (PSDB)13.65% Marina Silva (PV)5.00% Plínio (PSOL)0.29% +5 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.09% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.08% Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−72.53 pts	Left bloc	72.04%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)87.05% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)12.95%	−74.10 pts	Left bloc	74.78%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)80.22% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)14.94% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.22% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.42% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.10% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.05% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−69.73 pts	Left bloc	78.16%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)54.66% José Serra (PSDB)45.34%	−9.31 pts	Left bloc	52.88%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)46.33% Ciro (PPS)24.42% José Serra (PSDB)15.80% Garotinho (PSB)13.26% +2 more Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.10% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.09%	−68.40 pts	Left bloc	68.92%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)55.90% Lula (PT)26.76% Ciro Gomes (PPS)10.23% Enéas (PRONA)1.37% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.20% Eymael (PSDC)0.96% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.85% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.80% Sirkis (PV)0.77% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.56% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.31% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.30%	+18.80 pts	Right bloc	65.90%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)69.56% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)19.39% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)3.50% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.66% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)2.28% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.26% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.75% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.60%	+58.70 pts	Right bloc	73.52%

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.