RN · São Paulo do Potengi immediate region

Santa Maria: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Santa Maria with 68.10% of valid votes against 31.90% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 36.20 points, 32.63 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −42.62pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 5,115; 116th largest electorate in Rio Grande do Norte
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 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 2022.

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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.

Santa Maria−36.20 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)68.10% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)31.90%	−36.20 pts	Left bloc	82.83%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)62.53% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)32.84% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.05% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.80% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.60% Zema (NOVO)0.07% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.02% Clariana Barao (DC)0.02% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.02% Samara (UP)0.02% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−31.32 pts	Left bloc	81.72%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)71.92% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)28.08%	−43.83 pts	Left bloc	81.26%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)70.35% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)25.23% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.67% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.37% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.27% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−46.03 pts	Left bloc	83.10%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)74.44% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)25.56%	−48.87 pts	Left bloc	82.11%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)58.27% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)20.63% Ciro Gomes (PDT)16.42% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.53% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.97% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.31% Marina Silva (REDE)0.28% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.22% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.16% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.16% Vera (PSTU)0.06% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−50.50 pts	Left bloc	83.62%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)77.30% Aécio Neves (PSDB)22.70%	−54.59 pts	Left bloc	79.54%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)67.32% Aécio Neves (PSDB)17.09% Marina Silva (PSB)13.77% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)1.01% +5 more Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.31% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.22% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.15% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.09% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.03%	−63.60 pts	Left bloc	80.42%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)59.89% José Serra (PSDB)40.11%	−19.78 pts	Left bloc	74.01%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)55.29% José Serra (PSDB)31.74% Marina Silva (PV)12.52% Plínio (PSOL)0.35% +2 more Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03%	−36.39 pts	Left bloc	84.76%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)69.63% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)30.37%	−39.27 pts	Left bloc	86.16%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)63.60% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)32.78% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.21% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.09% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.25% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.07%	−33.79 pts	Left bloc	89.00%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)55.98% Lula (PT)44.02%	+11.96 pts	Right bloc	77.96%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)34.64% Garotinho (PSB)24.61% José Serra (PSDB)22.05% Ciro (PPS)18.60% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.09%	−55.89 pts	Left bloc	82.32%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)74.07% Lula (PT)13.85% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.15% Enéas (PRONA)1.42% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.15% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.98% Sirkis (PV)0.89% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.62% Eymael (PSDC)0.62% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.53% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.44% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.27%	+54.88 pts	Right bloc	81.73%

Percentages of valid votes in the municipality. Turnout = voters over the electorate. Source: TSE.

When the municipality changed sides

2002(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right bloc
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.