PB · João Pessoa immediate region

Mari: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Mari with 72.87% of valid votes against 27.13% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 45.74 points, 42.17 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −45.23pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 18,459; 28th largest electorate in Paraíba
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.

Mari−45.74 pts
Paraíba−34.93 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)72.87% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)27.13%	−45.74 pts	Left bloc	86.39%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.11% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.34% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.43% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.47% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.51% Samara (UP)0.03% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Zema (NOVO)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−39.24 pts	Left bloc	84.45%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)72.22% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)27.78%	−44.44 pts	Left bloc	85.31%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)70.29% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)24.85% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.20% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.04% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.36% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.12% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−45.07 pts	Left bloc	85.03%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)75.20% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)24.80%	−50.40 pts	Left bloc	88.67%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)60.06% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)22.64% Ciro Gomes (PDT)11.13% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.12% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.75% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.10% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.48% Marina Silva (REDE)0.30% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.23% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.14% Vera (PSTU)0.05% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−43.54 pts	Left bloc	89.09%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)68.82% Aécio Neves (PSDB)31.18%	−37.64 pts	Left bloc	74.98%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)65.83% Aécio Neves (PSDB)20.44% Marina Silva (PSB)12.51% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.45% +6 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.45% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.17% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.11% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.02% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.01%	−57.99 pts	Left bloc	75.85%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)63.74% José Serra (PSDB)36.26%	−27.48 pts	Left bloc	77.37%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)61.47% José Serra (PSDB)27.64% Marina Silva (PV)10.19% Plínio (PSOL)0.34% +5 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.19% Eymael (PSDC)0.08% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−44.43 pts	Left bloc	77.85%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)79.93% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)20.07%	−59.86 pts	Left bloc	81.35%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.86% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.78% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.53% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.52% +3 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.19% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.10% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−51.82 pts	Left bloc	82.50%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)57.24% José Serra (PSDB)42.76%	−14.48 pts	Left bloc	83.36%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)42.24% Garotinho (PSB)26.25% José Serra (PSDB)24.24% Ciro (PPS)7.03% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.24% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−51.52 pts	Left bloc	83.54%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)46.97% Lula (PT)27.14% Ciro Gomes (PPS)19.17% Enéas (PRONA)1.56% +8 more Sirkis (PV)1.23% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.98% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.77% Eymael (PSDC)0.62% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.54% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.52% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.25% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.25%	+0.35 pts	Right bloc	65.44%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)69.14% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)22.03% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.77% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.32% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.21% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.66% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.58% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.31%	+53.54 pts	Right bloc	71.02%

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.