MG · São João del Rei immediate region

São João del Rei: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won São João del Rei with 50.12% of valid votes against 49.88% for Lula: a margin of 0.24 points, 3.81 points right of Brazil.

Likely rightSwing

Lean versus Brazil: +8.73pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 70,130; 35th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 2; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?: No; Did not vote for the national winner in the 2026 runoff.

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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.

São João del Rei+0.24 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	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)50.12% Lula (PT)49.88%	+0.24 pts	Right bloc	81.97%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)48.95% Lula (PT)41.94% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.55% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.21% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.11% Zema (NOVO)0.89% Samara (UP)0.15% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.09% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	+8.46 pts	Right bloc	79.11%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)52.33% Lula (PT)47.67%	+4.66 pts	Right bloc	82.39%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)45.04% Lula (PT)44.84% Simone Tebet (MDB)5.15% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.37% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.79% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.47% Vera (PSTU)0.10% Léo Péricles (UP)0.08% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.07% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02%	+3.10 pts	Right bloc	80.85%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)62.97% Fernando Haddad (PT)37.03%	+25.94 pts	Right bloc	80.49%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)53.01% Ciro Gomes (PDT)18.62% Fernando Haddad (PT)14.05% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)6.66% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)2.95% Marina Silva (REDE)1.19% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.11% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.80% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.65% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.52% Vera (PSTU)0.36% Eymael (DC)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.04%	+30.18 pts	Right bloc	80.76%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Aécio Neves (PSDB)59.01% Dilma (PT)40.99%	+18.01 pts	Right bloc	85.05%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Aécio Neves (PSDB)54.64% Dilma (PT)31.61% Marina Silva (PSB)9.84% Luciana Genro (PSOL)2.32% +7 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.58% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.38% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.26% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.24% Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	+10.65 pts	Right bloc	84.80%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)51.59% Dilma (PT)48.41%	+3.18 pts	Right bloc	88.83%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)38.88% Dilma (PT)36.14% Marina Silva (PV)23.30% Plínio (PSOL)1.24% +5 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.21% Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−21.92 pts	Left bloc	90.59%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)60.09% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)39.91%	−20.17 pts	Left bloc	83.35%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)46.27% Lula (PT)40.40% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)9.75% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)3.24% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.20% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.06%	−6.80 pts	Left bloc	84.69%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)71.06% José Serra (PSDB)28.94%	−42.12 pts	Left bloc	85.32%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)59.59% José Serra (PSDB)25.45% Ciro (PPS)7.78% Garotinho (PSB)6.30% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.82% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06%	−49.10 pts	Left bloc	86.85%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)45.52% Lula (PT)36.62% Ciro Gomes (PPS)14.59% Enéas (PRONA)2.20% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.30% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.16% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.16% Sirkis (PV)0.14% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.11% Eymael (PSDC)0.07% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.07% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.06%	−3.56 pts	Left bloc	82.51%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)59.66% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)21.88% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)11.29% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.66% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.65% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.85% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.56% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.46%	+54.55 pts	Right bloc	86.95%

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

When the municipality changed sides

1998(Round 1)·Right bloc→Left bloc
2006(between rounds)·Right bloc→Left bloc
2010(Round 2)·Left bloc→Right 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.