PI · Esperantina immediate region

São João do Arraial: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São João do Arraial with 70.09% of valid votes against 29.91% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 40.19 points, 36.62 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −42.40pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 7,627; 73th 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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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 do Arraial−40.19 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)70.09% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)29.91%	−40.19 pts	Left bloc	83.52%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)68.05% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)30.35% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.66% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.43% +8 more Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)0.43% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Zema (NOVO)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−37.05 pts	Left bloc	82.94%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)73.63% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)26.37%	−47.25 pts	Left bloc	80.34%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)72.38% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)24.43% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.26% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.10% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.80% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−47.27 pts	Left bloc	80.34%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)71.70% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)28.30%	−43.40 pts	Left bloc	86.23%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)65.33% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)18.00% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)7.43% Ciro Gomes (PDT)7.13% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.44% Marina Silva (REDE)0.24% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.18% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.08% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.08% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.02% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.02% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−45.65 pts	Left bloc	86.19%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)68.57% Aécio Neves (PSDB)31.43%	−37.14 pts	Left bloc	74.46%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)66.69% Aécio Neves (PSDB)21.72% Marina Silva (PSB)11.33% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.07% +6 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.07% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.04% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.02% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.02% Eymael (PSDC)0.02% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.02%	−56.34 pts	Left bloc	76.07%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)62.03% José Serra (PSDB)37.97%	−24.07 pts	Left bloc	75.42%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)61.87% José Serra (PSDB)36.93% Marina Silva (PV)1.02% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.08% +3 more Plínio (PSOL)0.05% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03%	−26.08 pts	Left bloc	76.84%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)66.55% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)33.45%	−33.11 pts	Left bloc	84.42%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.41% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)35.40% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)0.66% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)0.28% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.18% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08%	−28.70 pts	Left bloc	86.15%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)51.04% Lula (PT)48.96%	+2.07 pts	Right bloc	75.87%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)48.68% Lula (PT)42.12% Garotinho (PSB)6.48% Ciro (PPS)2.61% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	−2.64 pts	Left bloc	81.27%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)58.50% Lula (PT)28.38% Ciro Gomes (PPS)3.71% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)2.28% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)1.26% Enéas (PRONA)1.20% Sirkis (PV)0.96% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.90% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.90% Eymael (PSDC)0.78% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.66% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.48%	+25.03 pts	Right bloc	80.73%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)56.90% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)32.95% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.45% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)3.38% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.98% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)0.71% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.36% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.27%	+33.57 pts	Right bloc	81.60%

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.