PB · Patos immediate region

São José de Espinharas: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São José de Espinharas with 78.22% of valid votes against 21.78% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 56.44 points, 52.87 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −56.38pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,452; 171th 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.

São José de Espinharas−56.44 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)78.22% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)21.78%	−56.44 pts	Left bloc	85.69%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)74.64% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)21.69% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.85% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.23% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.45% Zema (NOVO)0.08% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Samara (UP)0.03% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−53.09 pts	Left bloc	84.20%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)79.98% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.02%	−59.95 pts	Left bloc	81.07%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)78.61% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)17.53% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.98% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.71% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.12% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−63.23 pts	Left bloc	81.46%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)77.71% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)22.29%	−55.43 pts	Left bloc	81.88%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)49.76% Ciro Gomes (PDT)27.80% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)17.46% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)2.11% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.40% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.48% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.41% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.19% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.16% Marina Silva (REDE)0.13% Vera (PSTU)0.06% Eymael (DC)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−55.83 pts	Left bloc	86.20%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)74.90% Aécio Neves (PSDB)25.10%	−49.79 pts	Left bloc	83.91%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)70.23% Aécio Neves (PSDB)18.14% Marina Silva (PSB)10.66% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.39% +5 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.19% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.19% Eymael (PSDC)0.10% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.06% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03%	−63.01 pts	Left bloc	84.42%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)66.54% José Serra (PSDB)33.46%	−33.09 pts	Left bloc	86.22%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)60.47% José Serra (PSDB)30.60% Marina Silva (PV)8.46% Plínio (PSOL)0.14% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.07%	−38.45 pts	Left bloc	86.89%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)78.18% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)21.82%	−56.35 pts	Left bloc	88.30%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)70.66% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)25.90% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.97% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.23% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.17% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.07%	−47.73 pts	Left bloc	88.14%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)54.10% Lula (PT)45.90%	+8.19 pts	Right bloc	81.94%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)41.15% Lula (PT)36.87% Ciro (PPS)15.66% Garotinho (PSB)6.21% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−17.69 pts	Left bloc	83.11%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)52.51% Ciro Gomes (PPS)22.25% Lula (PT)19.35% Enéas (PRONA)1.50% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.40% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.72% Sirkis (PV)0.68% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.68% Eymael (PSDC)0.32% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.23% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.18% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.18%	+9.83 pts	Right bloc	87.09%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)65.20% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)21.73% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)6.51% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)3.55% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.39% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.71% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.58% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.32%	+53.76 pts	Right bloc	75.32%

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

When the municipality changed sides

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.