MG · Capelinha immediate region

Minas Novas: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Minas Novas with 74.34% of valid votes against 25.66% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 48.68 points, 45.11 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −53.78pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 22,792; 123th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
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.

Minas Novas−48.68 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)74.34% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)25.66%	−48.68 pts	Left bloc	67.74%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)69.58% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)26.14% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.26% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.01% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.67% Zema (NOVO)0.27% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Samara (UP)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−43.78 pts	Left bloc	64.83%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)78.81% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)21.19%	−57.63 pts	Left bloc	63.56%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)76.89% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)18.78% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.66% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.56% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.86% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.16% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−57.17 pts	Left bloc	62.21%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)79.86% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)20.14%	−59.73 pts	Left bloc	56.82%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)71.32% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)14.44% Ciro Gomes (PDT)7.84% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)3.67% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.88% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.40% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.33% Marina Silva (REDE)0.30% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.29% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.22% Eymael (DC)0.20% Vera (PSTU)0.05% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.05%	−59.56 pts	Left bloc	58.34%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)76.60% Aécio Neves (PSDB)23.40%	−53.21 pts	Left bloc	58.26%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)74.76% Aécio Neves (PSDB)19.74% Marina Silva (PSB)4.43% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.30% +7 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.28% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.17% Eymael (PSDC)0.10% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.08% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−59.82 pts	Left bloc	58.42%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)77.08% José Serra (PSDB)22.92%	−54.16 pts	Left bloc	57.85%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)72.93% José Serra (PSDB)20.87% Marina Silva (PV)5.54% Plínio (PSOL)0.35% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.10% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.08% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−58.02 pts	Left bloc	58.40%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.38% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)25.62%	−48.76 pts	Left bloc	60.67%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.05% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)32.71% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.78% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.15% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.23% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.05% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−33.96 pts	Left bloc	62.30%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)61.67% Lula (PT)38.33%	+23.35 pts	Right bloc	60.31%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)58.85% Lula (PT)32.65% Garotinho (PSB)4.39% Ciro (PPS)3.71% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.31% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.10%	+17.70 pts	Right bloc	63.13%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)60.93% Lula (PT)26.08% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.65% Enéas (PRONA)1.31% +8 more Sirkis (PV)1.24% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.06% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.92% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.89% Eymael (PSDC)0.62% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.50% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.47% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.33%	+28.33 pts	Right bloc	61.19%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)57.45% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)26.94% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)7.99% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.42% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)2.24% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.15% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.08% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.72%	+43.81 pts	Right bloc	66.65%

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

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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.