RN · Canguaretama immediate region

Pedro Velho: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Pedro Velho with 73.67% of valid votes against 26.33% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 47.35 points, 43.78 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −49.69pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 11,911; 40th 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.

Pedro Velho−47.35 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)73.67% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)26.33%	−47.35 pts	Left bloc	82.89%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)68.61% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)27.58% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.98% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.12% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.59% Zema (NOVO)0.04% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−41.25 pts	Left bloc	81.63%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)74.72% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)25.28%	−49.43 pts	Left bloc	81.25%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)72.15% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)22.97% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.42% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.17% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.22% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.03% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.02% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.01% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−51.17 pts	Left bloc	80.97%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)77.00% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)23.00%	−54.01 pts	Left bloc	83.17%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)63.05% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)19.20% Ciro Gomes (PDT)13.83% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.79% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.73% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.35% Marina Silva (REDE)0.34% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.31% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.23% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.06% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.06% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.03%	−54.74 pts	Left bloc	83.68%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)76.84% Aécio Neves (PSDB)23.16%	−53.68 pts	Left bloc	72.02%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)72.78% Marina Silva (PSB)13.43% Aécio Neves (PSDB)12.33% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.58% +6 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.39% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.22% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.14% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.05% Eymael (PSDC)0.03%	−73.68 pts	Left bloc	73.62%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)73.92% José Serra (PSDB)26.08%	−47.84 pts	Left bloc	69.66%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)68.78% José Serra (PSDB)17.04% Marina Silva (PV)13.49% Plínio (PSOL)0.37% +5 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.12% Eymael (PSDC)0.08% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.07% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.05% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−65.63 pts	Left bloc	74.75%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.62% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.38%	−53.25 pts	Left bloc	74.50%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)70.38% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)24.45% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.60% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.22% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.26% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04%	−50.40 pts	Left bloc	77.29%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)66.49% José Serra (PSDB)33.51%	−32.98 pts	Left bloc	69.15%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)50.77% Garotinho (PSB)24.08% José Serra (PSDB)15.18% Ciro (PPS)9.78% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.17% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02%	−69.64 pts	Left bloc	73.68%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)45.12% Lula (PT)39.48% Ciro Gomes (PPS)9.55% Sirkis (PV)1.25% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.15% Enéas (PRONA)0.88% Eymael (PSDC)0.66% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.62% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.53% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.41% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.25% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.10%	−4.92 pts	Left bloc	69.94%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)68.52% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)24.36% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)2.77% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)1.53% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)0.99% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.97% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.48% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.37%	+49.29 pts	Right bloc	71.29%

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

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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.