PB · Sumé immediate region

São José dos Cordeiros: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São José dos Cordeiros with 81.58% of valid votes against 18.42% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 63.15 points, 59.58 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −65.22pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 3,779; 189th 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 dos Cordeiros−63.15 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)81.58% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)18.42%	−63.15 pts	Left bloc	83.62%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)78.24% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)18.97% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)0.95% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.89% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.72% Zema (NOVO)0.14% Samara (UP)0.07% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−58.58 pts	Left bloc	82.13%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)82.98% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)17.02%	−65.96 pts	Left bloc	80.58%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)80.92% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)15.24% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.71% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.72% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.23% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Léo Péricles (UP)0.08% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−67.41 pts	Left bloc	80.30%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)84.23% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)15.77%	−68.47 pts	Left bloc	80.08%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)69.52% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)14.17% Ciro Gomes (PDT)13.60% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.05% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.61% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.35% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.31% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.22% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.09% Eymael (DC)0.04% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Marina Silva (REDE)0.00%	−66.51 pts	Left bloc	80.85%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)83.59% Aécio Neves (PSDB)16.41%	−67.19 pts	Left bloc	80.82%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)78.42% Aécio Neves (PSDB)11.69% Marina Silva (PSB)8.95% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.47% +5 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.17% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.13% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.09% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	−75.43 pts	Left bloc	79.99%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)72.31% José Serra (PSDB)27.69%	−44.63 pts	Left bloc	81.08%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)70.34% José Serra (PSDB)22.75% Marina Silva (PV)6.21% Eymael (PSDC)0.25% +4 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.15% Plínio (PSOL)0.15% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.10% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05%	−53.70 pts	Left bloc	82.52%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)80.92% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)19.08%	−61.84 pts	Left bloc	82.61%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)74.58% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)22.06% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.76% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.43% +1 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.17%	−55.54 pts	Left bloc	83.70%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)50.40% Lula (PT)49.60%	+0.79 pts	Right bloc	85.33%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)45.47% Lula (PT)36.10% Garotinho (PSB)11.71% Ciro (PPS)6.52% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.20%	−9.06 pts	Left bloc	87.53%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)63.62% Lula (PT)19.09% Ciro Gomes (PPS)10.48% Zé Maria (PSTU)1.57% +8 more Enéas (PRONA)1.05% Eymael (PSDC)0.99% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.87% Sirkis (PV)0.70% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.64% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.35% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.35% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.29%	+33.29 pts	Right bloc	69.06%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)79.87% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)12.98% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.62% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)1.23% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.81% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.56% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.53% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.39%	+72.41 pts	Right bloc	75.04%

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.