RJ · Rio de Janeiro immediate region

Japeri: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won Japeri with 53.80% of valid votes against 46.20% for Lula: a margin of 7.60 points, 11.17 points right of Brazil.

Likely right

Lean versus Brazil: +10.38pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 76,655; 28th largest electorate in Rio de Janeiro
Side changes: 2; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
Bellwether?: No; Did not vote for the national winner in the 2026 runoff.

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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.

Japeri+7.60 pts
Rio de Janeiro+6.20 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	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)53.80% Lula (PT)46.20%	+7.60 pts	Right bloc	77.57%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)54.35% Lula (PT)39.16% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.56% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.80% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.71% Zema (NOVO)0.14% Samara (UP)0.13% Clariana Barao (DC)0.06% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.04% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.02% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	+16.18 pts	Right bloc	78.19%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)58.30% Lula (PT)41.70%	+16.59 pts	Right bloc	77.48%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)53.01% Lula (PT)40.78% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.89% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.35% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.56% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.20% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.06% Léo Péricles (UP)0.06% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.02% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01%	+13.49 pts	Right bloc	78.17%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)66.48% Fernando Haddad (PT)33.52%	+32.96 pts	Right bloc	74.32%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)58.60% Fernando Haddad (PT)22.46% Ciro Gomes (PDT)8.68% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)3.79% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.39% Marina Silva (REDE)1.47% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.32% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.44% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.35% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.31% Eymael (DC)0.07% Vera (PSTU)0.07% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03%	+33.70 pts	Right bloc	75.79%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)72.36% Aécio Neves (PSDB)27.64%	−44.73 pts	Left bloc	76.93%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)53.14% Marina Silva (PSB)27.81% Aécio Neves (PSDB)14.63% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)2.16% +7 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.90% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.81% Eymael (PSDC)0.23% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.20% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.08% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.04% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−64.16 pts	Left bloc	79.91%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)74.06% José Serra (PSDB)25.94%	−48.12 pts	Left bloc	78.41%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)57.10% Marina Silva (PV)26.62% José Serra (PSDB)14.89% Plínio (PSOL)0.98% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.14% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.13% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.09% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−69.77 pts	Left bloc	82.09%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)84.78% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)15.22%	−69.56 pts	Left bloc	81.69%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)66.91% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)18.18% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)12.12% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.51% +3 more José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.14% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.10% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04%	−63.09 pts	Left bloc	84.77%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)84.89% José Serra (PSDB)15.11%	−69.78 pts	Left bloc	81.66%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Garotinho (PSB)77.53% Lula (PT)17.39% José Serra (PSDB)2.55% Ciro (PPS)2.22% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.29% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−94.89 pts	Left bloc	85.16%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.68% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)40.23% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.10% Enéas (PRONA)3.70% +8 more Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.21% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.19% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.18% Eymael (PSDC)0.16% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.15% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.14% Sirkis (PV)0.14% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.12%	−10.77 pts	Left bloc	74.67%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)38.35% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)21.45% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)21.23% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)12.19% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.70% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.24% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.12% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.72%	+14.64 pts	Right bloc	78.52%

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
2018(Round 2)·Left bloc→Right 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.