PB · Patos immediate region

São José do Sabugi: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São José do Sabugi with 71.88% of valid votes against 28.12% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 43.77 points, 40.20 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −45.72pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,226; 177th 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 Sabugi−43.77 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)71.88% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.12%	−43.77 pts	Left bloc	89.45%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.73% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)28.17% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.70% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.72% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.50% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.08% Samara (UP)0.06% Clariana Barao (DC)0.03% Zema (NOVO)0.03% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−41.13 pts	Left bloc	90.54%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.54% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)25.46%	−49.09 pts	Left bloc	89.00%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)72.39% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)22.08% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.71% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.61% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.95% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.12% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.03% Léo Péricles (UP)0.03% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−50.36 pts	Left bloc	90.24%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)75.68% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)24.32%	−51.36 pts	Left bloc	85.12%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)46.34% Ciro Gomes (PDT)29.51% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)19.79% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.00% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.67% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.57% Marina Silva (REDE)0.33% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.30% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.23% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.20% Vera (PSTU)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−52.89 pts	Left bloc	88.83%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)67.29% Aécio Neves (PSDB)32.71%	−34.59 pts	Left bloc	89.59%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)60.68% Aécio Neves (PSDB)27.08% Marina Silva (PSB)10.76% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.93% +5 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.26% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.10% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.10% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−45.12 pts	Left bloc	89.92%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)56.91% José Serra (PSDB)43.09%	−13.81 pts	Left bloc	90.28%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)47.81% José Serra (PSDB)29.01% Marina Silva (PV)22.52% Plínio (PSOL)0.47% +3 more Eymael (PSDC)0.08% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04%	−41.67 pts	Left bloc	90.65%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)64.15% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)35.85%	−28.30 pts	Left bloc	88.43%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)51.70% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)43.74% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)3.00% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.36% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.12% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08%	−12.12 pts	Left bloc	89.87%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)74.72% Lula (PT)25.28%	+49.44 pts	Right bloc	91.65%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)59.50% Lula (PT)22.27% Garotinho (PSB)11.32% Ciro (PPS)6.41% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.45% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05%	+19.00 pts	Right bloc	92.10%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)61.60% Lula (PT)17.04% Ciro Gomes (PPS)16.14% Enéas (PRONA)1.40% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.30% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.95% Sirkis (PV)0.55% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.30% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.30% Eymael (PSDC)0.25% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.10% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.05%	+27.42 pts	Right bloc	92.48%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)79.60% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)9.05% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)7.63% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.02% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.55% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.46% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.46% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.23%	+80.97 pts	Right bloc	82.00%

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.