MG · Belo Horizonte immediate region

São José da Lapa: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won São José da Lapa with 53.87% of valid votes against 46.13% for Lula: a margin of 7.75 points, 11.32 points right of Brazil.

Likely right

Lean versus Brazil: +11.61pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 19,737; 145th largest electorate in Minas Gerais
Side changes: 2; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
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 José da Lapa+7.75 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)53.87% Lula (PT)46.13%	+7.75 pts	Right bloc	84.26%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)52.13% Lula (PT)38.34% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.88% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.47% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.25% Zema (NOVO)0.73% Samara (UP)0.08% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.05% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	+15.24 pts	Right bloc	82.87%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)54.48% Lula (PT)45.52%	+8.96 pts	Right bloc	82.81%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)47.37% Lula (PT)43.86% Simone Tebet (MDB)4.73% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.72% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.58% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.55% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Léo Péricles (UP)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	+6.59 pts	Right bloc	82.34%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)63.23% Fernando Haddad (PT)36.77%	+26.45 pts	Right bloc	81.80%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)52.44% Fernando Haddad (PT)21.86% Ciro Gomes (PDT)12.22% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)3.95% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)3.08% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)2.02% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.69% Marina Silva (REDE)1.52% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.55% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.46% Eymael (DC)0.09% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.07% Vera (PSTU)0.06%	+27.44 pts	Right bloc	83.28%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Aécio Neves (PSDB)51.42% Dilma (PT)48.58%	+2.84 pts	Right bloc	83.06%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Aécio Neves (PSDB)41.94% Dilma (PT)38.41% Marina Silva (PSB)17.36% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.89% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.86% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.27% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.16% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.02% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−13.91 pts	Left bloc	84.65%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)65.28% José Serra (PSDB)34.72%	−30.55 pts	Left bloc	82.83%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)46.59% Marina Silva (PV)30.83% José Serra (PSDB)21.53% Plínio (PSOL)0.80% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.05% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−56.62 pts	Left bloc	86.14%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)77.13% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)22.87%	−54.26 pts	Left bloc	84.81%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)58.74% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)31.74% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)6.90% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.11% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.31% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.14% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.07%	−35.49 pts	Left bloc	86.66%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)82.47% José Serra (PSDB)17.53%	−64.94 pts	Left bloc	88.60%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)64.23% Garotinho (PSB)19.12% José Serra (PSDB)10.74% Ciro (PPS)5.47% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.34% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.10%	−78.52 pts	Left bloc	90.35%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)42.68% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)37.60% Ciro Gomes (PPS)13.54% Enéas (PRONA)2.65% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.75% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.59% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.51% Eymael (PSDC)0.44% Sirkis (PV)0.38% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.37% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.26% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.23%	−16.45 pts	Left bloc	94.18%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)57.46% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)26.29% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)10.30% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.55% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.29% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.05% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.79% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.28%	+45.33 pts	Right bloc	86.65%

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
2014(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.