MG · Viçosa immediate region

Paula Cândido: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Paula Cândido with 69.45% of valid votes against 30.55% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 38.89 points, 35.32 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −39.36pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 7,816; 381th 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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Margin in percentage points of valid votes (right − left).

Municipality, state and Brazil

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

Paula Cândido−38.89 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)69.45% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.55%	−38.89 pts	Left bloc	81.21%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)64.11% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.48% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.55% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.82% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.75% Zema (NOVO)1.12% Clariana Barao (DC)0.07% Samara (UP)0.05% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−33.50 pts	Left bloc	77.42%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)71.58% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)28.42%	−43.17 pts	Left bloc	78.74%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)69.46% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)23.95% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.24% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.91% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.82% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.44% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.12% Léo Péricles (UP)0.05% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−43.08 pts	Left bloc	78.27%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)66.26% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)33.74%	−32.51 pts	Left bloc	76.16%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)53.63% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)27.11% Ciro Gomes (PDT)9.80% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.13% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)2.25% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.88% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.68% Marina Silva (REDE)0.53% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.50% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.31% Vera (PSTU)0.13% Eymael (DC)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02%	−28.86 pts	Left bloc	77.50%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)72.98% Aécio Neves (PSDB)27.02%	−45.96 pts	Left bloc	77.01%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)67.25% Aécio Neves (PSDB)23.15% Marina Silva (PSB)7.45% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.75% +6 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.55% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.42% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.16% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.15% Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−51.59 pts	Left bloc	80.54%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)71.93% José Serra (PSDB)28.07%	−43.87 pts	Left bloc	76.77%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)65.40% José Serra (PSDB)24.65% Marina Silva (PV)8.71% Plínio (PSOL)0.83% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.14% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04%	−50.35 pts	Left bloc	79.00%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.82% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)25.18%	−49.63 pts	Left bloc	77.99%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)59.77% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)33.71% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)3.54% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.66% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.20% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.12%	−31.94 pts	Left bloc	80.50%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.28% José Serra (PSDB)25.72%	−48.56 pts	Left bloc	77.55%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)64.78% José Serra (PSDB)22.12% Garotinho (PSB)7.46% Ciro (PPS)4.76% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.86% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−55.76 pts	Left bloc	81.05%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)47.98% Lula (PT)32.21% Ciro Gomes (PPS)11.74% Enéas (PRONA)2.96% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.99% Eymael (PSDC)0.80% Sirkis (PV)0.77% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.74% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.68% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.54% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.37% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.23%	+5.74 pts	Right bloc	77.91%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)57.49% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)27.70% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)6.42% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.42% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.48% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.15% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.82% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.51%	+42.29 pts	Right bloc	78.26%

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.