PB · Patos immediate region

Patos: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Patos with 66.32% of valid votes against 33.68% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 32.64 points, 29.07 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −29.58pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 67,683; 5th 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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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.

Patos−32.64 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)66.32% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)33.68%	−32.64 pts	Left bloc	83.93%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)60.07% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)33.79% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.99% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.22% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.69% Samara (UP)0.10% Zema (NOVO)0.06% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01%	−26.42 pts	Left bloc	82.23%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)66.32% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)33.68%	−32.63 pts	Left bloc	82.64%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)64.01% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)29.50% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.95% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.03% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.22% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.17% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.04% Léo Péricles (UP)0.04% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01% Vera (PSTU)0.01%	−36.05 pts	Left bloc	82.48%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)62.36% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)37.64%	−24.72 pts	Left bloc	83.77%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)36.73% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)32.82% Ciro Gomes (PDT)24.92% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.88% +9 more João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.09% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.87% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.67% Marina Silva (REDE)0.37% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.31% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.27% Vera (PSTU)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.01% Eymael (DC)0.01%	−24.69 pts	Left bloc	85.27%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)60.19% Aécio Neves (PSDB)39.81%	−20.38 pts	Left bloc	78.73%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)50.57% Aécio Neves (PSDB)30.54% Marina Silva (PSB)16.88% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.97% +6 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.39% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.27% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.27% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.02%	−37.51 pts	Left bloc	80.28%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)57.80% José Serra (PSDB)42.20%	−15.61 pts	Left bloc	79.90%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)49.73% José Serra (PSDB)35.48% Marina Silva (PV)14.03% Plínio (PSOL)0.58% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.04% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−28.82 pts	Left bloc	80.31%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)73.56% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)26.44%	−47.12 pts	Left bloc	81.51%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)65.22% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)29.81% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.84% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.94% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.09% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04%	−40.01 pts	Left bloc	82.37%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)51.05% José Serra (PSDB)48.95%	−2.10 pts	Left bloc	78.45%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)44.05% José Serra (PSDB)32.48% Ciro (PPS)14.33% Garotinho (PSB)8.88% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.22% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−35.03 pts	Left bloc	79.80%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)48.92% Lula (PT)26.86% Ciro Gomes (PPS)22.55% Enéas (PRONA)1.05% +8 more Sirkis (PV)0.23% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.10% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.07% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.06% Eymael (PSDC)0.03% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.03% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.02%	+0.39 pts	Right bloc	75.88%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)67.92% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)22.47% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)4.66% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.41% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.65% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.45% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.24% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.21%	+53.76 pts	Right bloc	79.36%

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.