PI · Paulistana immediate region

Paulistana: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Paulistana with 79.78% of valid votes against 20.22% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 59.56 points, 55.99 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −65.98pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 17,052; 26th largest electorate in Piauí
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.

Paulistana−59.56 pts
Piauí−51.75 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)79.78% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)20.22%	−59.56 pts	Left bloc	84.35%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)75.54% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)19.40% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.37% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.61% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.93% Zema (NOVO)0.05% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Samara (UP)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−55.99 pts	Left bloc	84.68%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)85.08% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)14.92%	−70.15 pts	Left bloc	83.08%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)82.40% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)13.44% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.53% Simone Tebet (MDB)0.88% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.52% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.10% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.09% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.02% Léo Péricles (UP)0.01% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00%	−69.93 pts	Left bloc	83.65%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)86.40% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)13.60%	−72.80 pts	Left bloc	84.00%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)73.62% Ciro Gomes (PDT)11.46% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)10.94% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.86% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.84% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.35% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.31% Marina Silva (REDE)0.21% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.15% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.15% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.03% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	−71.00 pts	Left bloc	85.60%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)83.99% Aécio Neves (PSDB)16.01%	−67.98 pts	Left bloc	73.94%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)80.35% Marina Silva (PSB)13.65% Aécio Neves (PSDB)5.43% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.14% +7 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.13% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.12% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.08% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04% Eymael (PSDC)0.04% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−88.62 pts	Left bloc	75.98%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)90.47% José Serra (PSDB)9.53%	−80.94 pts	Left bloc	75.73%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)88.71% José Serra (PSDB)6.16% Marina Silva (PV)4.79% Plínio (PSOL)0.10% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.09% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.04% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−87.42 pts	Left bloc	79.50%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)90.43% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)9.57%	−80.86 pts	Left bloc	80.97%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)86.46% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)11.34% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.15% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.91% +3 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.06% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.01%	−77.02 pts	Left bloc	86.35%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)63.98% José Serra (PSDB)36.02%	−27.96 pts	Left bloc	70.84%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)50.04% José Serra (PSDB)30.30% Garotinho (PSB)11.65% Ciro (PPS)7.84% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.13% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.05%	−39.41 pts	Left bloc	85.10%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)73.71% Lula (PT)11.94% Ciro Gomes (PPS)6.15% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)2.18% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.17% Enéas (PRONA)1.12% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.78% Eymael (PSDC)0.72% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.59% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.57% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.54% Sirkis (PV)0.54%	+54.48 pts	Right bloc	92.11%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)67.30% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)21.61% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)3.87% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.56% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.74% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.81% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.72% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.38%	+55.16 pts	Right bloc	79.28%

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

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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.