MG · Araçuaí immediate region

José Gonçalves de Minas: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won José Gonçalves de Minas with 66.97% of valid votes against 33.03% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 33.94 points, 30.37 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −35.16pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 3,806; 720th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
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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Margin in percentage points of valid votes (right − left).

Municipality, state and Brazil

Right − left margin in the 2026 runoff, in percentage points.

José Gonçalves de Minas−33.94 pts
Minas Gerais−0.87 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)66.97% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)33.03%	−33.94 pts	Left bloc	71.49%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)62.17% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.43% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.62% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.73% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.14% Zema (NOVO)0.63% Clariana Barao (DC)0.12% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.08% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.04% Samara (UP)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−31.89 pts	Left bloc	71.23%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)72.54% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)27.46%	−45.09 pts	Left bloc	67.20%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)70.39% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)22.78% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.48% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.98% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.93% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.40% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.00% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−47.82 pts	Left bloc	69.08%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)68.65% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)31.35%	−37.30 pts	Left bloc	63.65%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)54.28% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)18.74% Ciro Gomes (PDT)15.59% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)7.98% +9 more Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.79% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.79% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.67% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.62% Marina Silva (REDE)0.37% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.08% Eymael (DC)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.00%	−40.73 pts	Left bloc	67.64%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)54.20% Aécio Neves (PSDB)45.80%	−8.39 pts	Left bloc	66.52%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)57.63% Aécio Neves (PSDB)39.24% Marina Silva (PSB)1.84% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.94% +3 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.17% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.13% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04%	−19.55 pts	Left bloc	67.17%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)62.08% José Serra (PSDB)37.92%	−24.16 pts	Left bloc	69.00%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)57.81% José Serra (PSDB)37.87% Marina Silva (PV)3.65% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.18% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.13% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.13% Plínio (PSOL)0.13% Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−23.81 pts	Left bloc	70.38%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)61.04% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)38.96%	−22.09 pts	Left bloc	68.89%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)48.26% Lula (PT)47.28% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.80% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.61% +1 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.05%	−3.38 pts	Left bloc	70.52%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)73.82% Lula (PT)26.18%	+47.65 pts	Right bloc	70.40%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)72.89% Lula (PT)21.63% Ciro (PPS)3.27% Garotinho (PSB)2.22%	+45.78 pts	Right bloc	72.42%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)81.56% Lula (PT)6.29% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.54% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.49% +8 more Sirkis (PV)1.32% Eymael (PSDC)1.08% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.08% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.41% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.41% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.33% Enéas (PRONA)0.33% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.17%	+67.74 pts	Right bloc	65.54%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2006(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left bloc
2006(between rounds)·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.