RN · Natal immediate region

Bento Fernandes: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Bento Fernandes with 77.76% of valid votes against 22.24% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 55.51 points, 51.94 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −59.54pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,927; 119th largest electorate in Rio Grande do Norte
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.

Bento Fernandes−55.51 pts
Rio Grande do Norte−31.44 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)77.76% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)22.24%	−55.51 pts	Left bloc	83.88%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)72.75% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)23.24% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.76% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.65% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.55% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.03% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Zema (NOVO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	−51.12 pts	Left bloc	84.21%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)79.04% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.96%	−58.09 pts	Left bloc	82.04%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)77.23% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)18.50% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.65% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.30% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.23% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.05% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.03% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.00% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−59.78 pts	Left bloc	84.15%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)84.17% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)15.83%	−68.34 pts	Left bloc	83.27%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)69.41% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)14.08% Ciro Gomes (PDT)12.31% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.55% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.86% Marina Silva (REDE)0.53% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.47% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.39% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.17% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.14% Eymael (DC)0.08% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03% Vera (PSTU)0.00%	−64.88 pts	Left bloc	87.24%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)82.46% Aécio Neves (PSDB)17.54%	−64.92 pts	Left bloc	81.00%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)75.51% Aécio Neves (PSDB)12.98% Marina Silva (PSB)10.11% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.71% +5 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.26% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.23% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.11% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.06% Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−72.10 pts	Left bloc	84.95%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)68.53% José Serra (PSDB)31.47%	−37.07 pts	Left bloc	75.11%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)63.21% José Serra (PSDB)24.09% Marina Silva (PV)12.36% Plínio (PSOL)0.21% +2 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.06%	−51.70 pts	Left bloc	87.69%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.62% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)25.38%	−49.24 pts	Left bloc	88.64%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)67.09% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)28.63% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.82% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.13% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.29% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−42.09 pts	Left bloc	92.22%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)56.33% José Serra (PSDB)43.67%	−12.67 pts	Left bloc	80.03%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)44.15% Garotinho (PSB)20.92% Ciro (PPS)20.58% José Serra (PSDB)13.97% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.30% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.08%	−72.06 pts	Left bloc	85.77%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)60.14% Lula (PT)17.31% Ciro Gomes (PPS)15.44% Enéas (PRONA)1.66% +8 more Sirkis (PV)1.21% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.11% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.81% Eymael (PSDC)0.81% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.61% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.30% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.30% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.30%	+27.04 pts	Right bloc	86.12%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)69.71% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)21.92% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.16% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)1.66% +4 more Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)1.61% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.75% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.75% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.46%	+54.68 pts	Right bloc	88.83%

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.