PE · Palmares immediate region

São Benedito do Sul: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São Benedito do Sul with 79.57% of valid votes against 20.43% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 59.14 points, 55.57 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −59.15pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 7,831; 172th largest electorate in Pernambuco
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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2026 runoff, colored by margin: pale in tight races, deep in landslides. Click a municipality to open its page.

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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 Benedito do Sul−59.14 pts
Pernambuco−38.40 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)79.57% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)20.43%	−59.14 pts	Left bloc	78.84%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)74.82% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)20.88% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.05% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.10% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.99% Zema (NOVO)0.11% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−53.84 pts	Left bloc	75.79%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)78.88% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)21.12%	−57.75 pts	Left bloc	66.47%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)76.94% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)19.53% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.21% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.77% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.37% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.13% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−58.36 pts	Left bloc	66.27%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)82.96% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)17.04%	−65.93 pts	Left bloc	62.78%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)73.17% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)15.86% Ciro Gomes (PDT)6.16% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)1.47% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.38% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.97% Marina Silva (REDE)0.39% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.22% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.18% Eymael (DC)0.09% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−59.68 pts	Left bloc	62.87%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)76.15% Aécio Neves (PSDB)23.85%	−52.30 pts	Left bloc	63.21%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)49.96% Marina Silva (PSB)45.00% Aécio Neves (PSDB)4.35% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.37% +5 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.13% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.09% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.02%	−90.78 pts	Left bloc	64.31%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)79.98% José Serra (PSDB)20.02%	−59.96 pts	Left bloc	61.41%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)71.87% José Serra (PSDB)17.44% Marina Silva (PV)10.31% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.12% +5 more Plínio (PSOL)0.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05% Eymael (PSDC)0.02% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02%	−65.03 pts	Left bloc	65.18%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.76% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)24.24%	−51.52 pts	Left bloc	65.08%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)68.25% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)28.24% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.71% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.18% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.41% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.15% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.05%	−42.29 pts	Left bloc	66.67%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)57.47% Lula (PT)42.53%	+14.95 pts	Right bloc	60.71%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)50.93% Lula (PT)39.68% Garotinho (PSB)7.80% Ciro (PPS)1.38% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.21%	+1.86 pts	Right bloc	63.80%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)77.55% Lula (PT)13.63% Ciro Gomes (PPS)2.44% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.97% +8 more Eymael (PSDC)1.01% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.89% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.60% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.48% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.41% Enéas (PRONA)0.41% Sirkis (PV)0.32% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.29%	+60.30 pts	Right bloc	61.32%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)67.59% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)24.13% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)2.29% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)1.77% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)1.49% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.17% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.84% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.72%	+47.17 pts	Right bloc	67.87%

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.