PE · Garanhuns immediate region

São João: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São João with 85.68% of valid votes against 14.32% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 71.35 points, 67.78 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −69.87pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 18,174; 91th 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.

On the map of Pernambuco

2026 runoff, colored by margin: pale in tight races, deep in landslides. Click a municipality to open its page.

Loading municipalities…

Hover or tap a municipality; click to open its page.

← Left bloc aheadRight bloc ahead →

Margin in percentage points of valid votes (right − left).

Municipality, state and Brazil

Right − left margin in the 2026 runoff, in percentage points.

São João−71.35 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)85.68% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)14.32%	−71.35 pts	Left bloc	85.98%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)81.30% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)14.49% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.85% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.18% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.10% Zema (NOVO)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Samara (UP)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−66.36 pts	Left bloc	78.04%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)86.21% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)13.79%	−72.43 pts	Left bloc	77.01%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)84.87% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)12.23% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.74% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.85% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.11% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.08% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.02% Vera (PSTU)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	−73.32 pts	Left bloc	74.41%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)86.02% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)13.98%	−72.04 pts	Left bloc	71.01%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)72.76% Ciro Gomes (PDT)12.27% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)11.92% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.09% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.64% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.59% Marina Silva (REDE)0.25% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.20% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.14% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.11% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−70.90 pts	Left bloc	70.15%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)77.20% Aécio Neves (PSDB)22.80%	−54.40 pts	Left bloc	71.66%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)66.06% Marina Silva (PSB)28.65% Aécio Neves (PSDB)4.58% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.31% +5 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.14% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.12% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.01%	−90.34 pts	Left bloc	71.97%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)89.12% José Serra (PSDB)10.88%	−78.24 pts	Left bloc	71.11%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)86.63% José Serra (PSDB)6.91% Marina Silva (PV)6.02% Plínio (PSOL)0.28% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−86.01 pts	Left bloc	72.91%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)92.31% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)7.69%	−84.61 pts	Left bloc	76.29%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)90.13% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)7.57% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.09% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.91% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.17% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.12% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.01%	−84.27 pts	Left bloc	77.52%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)54.72% José Serra (PSDB)45.28%	−9.44 pts	Left bloc	69.82%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)50.74% José Serra (PSDB)32.72% Garotinho (PSB)14.28% Ciro (PPS)2.02% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.21% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−34.56 pts	Left bloc	71.06%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)65.05% Lula (PT)22.98% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.12% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.41% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.15% Enéas (PRONA)1.12% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.98% Eymael (PSDC)0.72% Sirkis (PV)0.46% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.42% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.34% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.24%	+35.78 pts	Right bloc	71.10%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)49.93% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)41.40% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.46% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)2.44% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.25% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.20% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.78% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.55%	+14.81 pts	Right bloc	76.55%

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

Other municipalities in the Garanhuns immediate region

Find another municipality

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.