RJ · Rio de Janeiro immediate region · capital

Rio de Janeiro: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Rio de Janeiro with 51.54% of valid votes against 48.46% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 3.07 points, 0.50 points right of Brazil.

Lean rightSwing

Lean versus Brazil: +7.00pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,952,423; 1th largest electorate in Rio de Janeiro
Side changes: 3; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 2026.

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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.

Rio de Janeiro−3.07 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	Lula (PT)51.54% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)48.46%	−3.07 pts	Left bloc	77.03%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)47.88% Lula (PT)43.91% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.61% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.55% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.37% Zema (NOVO)0.30% Samara (UP)0.19% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.05% Clariana Barao (DC)0.04% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.03%	+6.35 pts	Right bloc	73.88%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)52.66% Lula (PT)47.34%	+5.32 pts	Right bloc	76.69%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)47.00% Lula (PT)43.47% Simone Tebet (MDB)4.41% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.74% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.65% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.44% Léo Péricles (UP)0.10% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.06% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.02%	+5.19 pts	Right bloc	75.81%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)66.35% Fernando Haddad (PT)33.65%	+32.71 pts	Right bloc	75.71%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)58.29% Ciro Gomes (PDT)19.49% Fernando Haddad (PT)12.02% João Amoêdo (NOVO)2.24% +9 more Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.07% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)2.03% Marina Silva (REDE)1.64% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.84% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.80% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.43% Vera (PSTU)0.08% Eymael (DC)0.04% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.04%	+31.78 pts	Right bloc	74.82%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)50.76% Aécio Neves (PSDB)49.24%	−1.52 pts	Left bloc	77.05%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Marina Silva (PSB)31.13% Aécio Neves (PSDB)30.94% Dilma (PT)29.81% Luciana Genro (PSOL)4.07% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.41% Eduardo Jorge (PV)1.22% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.85% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.22% Eymael (PSDC)0.17% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.15% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−33.25 pts	Left bloc	78.54%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)60.99% José Serra (PSDB)39.01%	−21.98 pts	Left bloc	78.56%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)43.38% Marina Silva (PV)31.91% José Serra (PSDB)21.86% Plínio (PSOL)2.24% +5 more Eymael (PSDC)0.22% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.20% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.09% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.08% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−55.67 pts	Left bloc	81.65%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)65.91% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)34.09%	−31.82 pts	Left bloc	81.99%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)43.35% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)30.16% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)20.40% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)5.71% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.19% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.10% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.08%	−38.92 pts	Left bloc	83.82%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)80.97% José Serra (PSDB)19.03%	−61.94 pts	Left bloc	83.46%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)47.20% Garotinho (PSB)30.56% José Serra (PSDB)10.69% Ciro (PPS)10.61% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.86% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.08%	−78.63 pts	Left bloc	84.65%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)41.97% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)39.89% Ciro Gomes (PPS)12.54% Enéas (PRONA)4.01% +8 more Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.37% Sirkis (PV)0.28% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.22% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.22% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.15% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.14% Eymael (PSDC)0.13% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.08%	−10.76 pts	Left bloc	80.01%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)47.00% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)27.15% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)11.67% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)9.79% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)1.88% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)1.48% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.66% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.38%	+26.12 pts	Right bloc	84.95%

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
2026(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left bloc
2026(between rounds)·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.