PB · Campina Grande immediate region

Matinhas: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Matinhas with 80.58% of valid votes against 19.42% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 61.16 points, 57.59 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −56.06pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,882; 159th largest electorate in Paraíba
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 elections since 1994. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 2022.

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2026 runoff, colored by margin: pale in tight races, deep in landslides. Click a municipality to open its page.

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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.

Matinhas−61.16 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)80.58% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)19.42%	−61.16 pts	Left bloc	83.10%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)75.75% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)20.41% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.32% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.82% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.59% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03% Zema (NOVO)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	−56.25 pts	Left bloc	79.94%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)79.84% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.16%	−59.69 pts	Left bloc	81.02%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)77.17% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)18.14% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.14% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.02% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.39% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−58.68 pts	Left bloc	79.60%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)79.40% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)20.60%	−58.80 pts	Left bloc	80.67%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)63.00% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)17.93% Ciro Gomes (PDT)13.92% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.27% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.38% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.28% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.28% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.28% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.28% Marina Silva (REDE)0.25% Vera (PSTU)0.07% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.04% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−55.11 pts	Left bloc	79.94%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)60.86% Aécio Neves (PSDB)39.14%	−21.72 pts	Left bloc	78.94%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)60.12% Aécio Neves (PSDB)27.04% Marina Silva (PSB)11.69% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.33% +6 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.33% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.18% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.18% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−44.80 pts	Left bloc	79.27%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)51.01% José Serra (PSDB)48.99%	−2.01 pts	Left bloc	84.88%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)50.90% José Serra (PSDB)37.99% Marina Silva (PV)10.51% Plínio (PSOL)0.40% +1 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.20%	−24.03 pts	Left bloc	84.53%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.10% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.90%	−52.19 pts	Left bloc	87.98%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)66.75% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)30.35% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.37% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.13% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.24% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.12% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−38.49 pts	Left bloc	88.79%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)53.34% Lula (PT)46.66%	+6.67 pts	Right bloc	72.19%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)47.67% José Serra (PSDB)35.94% Garotinho (PSB)13.30% Ciro (PPS)2.74% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.35%	−28.12 pts	Left bloc	72.00%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)64.72% Lula (PT)16.81% Ciro Gomes (PPS)9.08% Zé Maria (PSTU)2.37% +8 more Enéas (PRONA)1.34% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)1.18% Eymael (PSDC)0.95% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.95% Sirkis (PV)0.95% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.71% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.55% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.39%	+37.33 pts	Right bloc	80.16%

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

When the municipality changed sides

2002(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right bloc
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.