PB · Patos immediate region

São José do Bonfim: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São José do Bonfim with 72.77% of valid votes against 27.23% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 45.53 points, 41.96 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −46.04pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,531; 170th 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 do Bonfim−45.53 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)72.77% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)27.23%	−45.53 pts	Left bloc	83.91%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.48% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.39% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.48% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.06% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.51% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Zema (NOVO)0.03% Samara (UP)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−40.03 pts	Left bloc	82.70%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.19% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)24.81%	−50.38 pts	Left bloc	82.96%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.41% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)22.21% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.14% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.49% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.53% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.16% Léo Péricles (UP)0.06% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.00% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−51.23 pts	Left bloc	83.26%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)72.60% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)27.40%	−45.20 pts	Left bloc	82.53%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)52.68% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)25.06% Ciro Gomes (PDT)17.43% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.71% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.98% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.55% Marina Silva (REDE)0.20% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.20% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.12% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.08% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−40.83 pts	Left bloc	83.65%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)69.62% Aécio Neves (PSDB)30.38%	−39.24 pts	Left bloc	83.65%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)67.26% Aécio Neves (PSDB)23.09% Marina Silva (PSB)8.88% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.23% +4 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.19% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.15% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.15% Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−53.05 pts	Left bloc	83.89%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)65.22% José Serra (PSDB)34.78%	−30.45 pts	Left bloc	85.04%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)61.85% José Serra (PSDB)30.34% Marina Silva (PV)7.34% Plínio (PSOL)0.26% +4 more Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−39.15 pts	Left bloc	85.26%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.90% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)24.10%	−51.80 pts	Left bloc	88.66%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)69.41% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)26.85% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.25% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.22% +2 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.14% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.14%	−45.74 pts	Left bloc	89.33%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)57.67% José Serra (PSDB)42.33%	−15.35 pts	Left bloc	90.92%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)43.18% José Serra (PSDB)39.98% Garotinho (PSB)8.50% Ciro (PPS)8.08% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.16% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.10%	−20.04 pts	Left bloc	91.35%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)49.34% Lula (PT)22.93% Ciro Gomes (PPS)21.53% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.70% +8 more Enéas (PRONA)1.70% Sirkis (PV)0.77% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.62% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.54% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.31% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.23% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.15% Eymael (PSDC)0.15%	+4.57 pts	Right bloc	90.05%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)71.11% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)14.49% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)9.79% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)3.15% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.52% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.42% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.33% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.19%	+70.35 pts	Right bloc	75.71%

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.