PB · João Pessoa immediate region

Sapé: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Sapé with 69.73% of valid votes against 30.27% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 39.46 points, 35.89 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −38.80pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 38,038; 10th 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.

Sapé−39.46 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)69.73% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.27%	−39.46 pts	Left bloc	84.76%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.10% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)32.29% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.32% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.31% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.78% Zema (NOVO)0.08% Samara (UP)0.03% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−31.03 pts	Left bloc	82.74%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)68.23% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)31.77%	−36.47 pts	Left bloc	83.79%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)66.22% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)28.00% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.68% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.45% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.48% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.06% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.04% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−37.47 pts	Left bloc	83.56%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)70.20% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)29.80%	−40.41 pts	Left bloc	86.49%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)56.49% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)26.90% Ciro Gomes (PDT)10.31% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.55% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.22% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.07% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.46% Marina Silva (REDE)0.38% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.29% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.23% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Eymael (DC)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02%	−34.98 pts	Left bloc	87.29%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)71.21% Aécio Neves (PSDB)28.79%	−42.42 pts	Left bloc	71.35%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)66.70% Aécio Neves (PSDB)20.50% Marina Silva (PSB)11.19% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.48% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.48% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.31% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.25% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.02% Eymael (PSDC)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−57.38 pts	Left bloc	72.18%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)64.85% José Serra (PSDB)35.15%	−29.70 pts	Left bloc	71.41%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)60.16% José Serra (PSDB)29.64% Marina Silva (PV)9.53% Plínio (PSOL)0.48% +5 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.08% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−40.60 pts	Left bloc	72.44%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)80.21% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)19.79%	−60.41 pts	Left bloc	75.33%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.31% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)22.33% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.49% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.62% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.14% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.09% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.01%	−54.84 pts	Left bloc	76.43%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)60.89% José Serra (PSDB)39.11%	−21.78 pts	Left bloc	71.61%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)51.63% José Serra (PSDB)26.66% Garotinho (PSB)14.34% Ciro (PPS)7.25% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.10% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−46.68 pts	Left bloc	71.67%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)43.99% Lula (PT)32.76% Ciro Gomes (PPS)16.28% Enéas (PRONA)2.11% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.20% Sirkis (PV)0.69% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.61% Eymael (PSDC)0.60% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.59% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.59% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.36% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.22%	−4.24 pts	Left bloc	68.70%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)64.06% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)23.33% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)7.04% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.17% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.33% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.95% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.73% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.38%	+50.68 pts	Right bloc	74.40%

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

When the municipality changed sides

1998(Round 1)·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.