MG · Teófilo Otoni immediate region

Poté: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Poté with 57.46% of valid votes against 42.54% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 14.92 points, 11.35 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −15.32pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 12,644; 238th 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.

Poté−14.92 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)57.46% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)42.54%	−14.92 pts	Left bloc	72.10%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)53.11% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)42.37% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.86% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.06% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.03% Zema (NOVO)0.38% Clariana Barao (DC)0.07% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.04% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.04% Samara (UP)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−10.17 pts	Left bloc	70.48%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)59.17% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)40.83%	−18.34 pts	Left bloc	68.73%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)58.15% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)37.22% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.02% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.44% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.73% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.23% Vera (PSTU)0.08% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Léo Péricles (UP)0.03% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	−19.48 pts	Left bloc	67.70%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)56.42% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)43.58%	−12.84 pts	Left bloc	65.78%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)50.67% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)35.80% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)5.21% Ciro Gomes (PDT)4.77% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.05% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.78% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.73% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.41% Marina Silva (REDE)0.28% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.16% Eymael (DC)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.01%	−11.84 pts	Left bloc	67.38%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)57.66% Aécio Neves (PSDB)42.34%	−15.33 pts	Left bloc	69.30%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)55.45% Aécio Neves (PSDB)38.19% Marina Silva (PSB)5.34% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.36% +6 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.24% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.18% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−22.95 pts	Left bloc	69.77%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)65.06% José Serra (PSDB)34.94%	−30.13 pts	Left bloc	69.64%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)60.14% José Serra (PSDB)31.85% Marina Silva (PV)7.26% Plínio (PSOL)0.43% +5 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.11% Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−35.95 pts	Left bloc	70.80%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)70.72% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)29.28%	−41.43 pts	Left bloc	71.43%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)58.80% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)37.11% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.45% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.34% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.19% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.06% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−25.20 pts	Left bloc	72.38%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)58.09% Lula (PT)41.91%	+16.18 pts	Right bloc	69.95%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)51.75% Lula (PT)34.34% Ciro (PPS)7.00% Garotinho (PSB)6.52% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.36% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	+3.51 pts	Right bloc	71.78%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)56.72% Lula (PT)26.27% Ciro Gomes (PPS)9.41% Enéas (PRONA)1.37% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.12% Eymael (PSDC)1.07% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.85% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.82% Sirkis (PV)0.75% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.65% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.50% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.47%	+21.56 pts	Right bloc	65.31%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)56.32% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)34.45% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.88% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.57% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.18% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.06% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.97% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.57%	+29.16 pts	Right bloc	64.08%

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.