RN · João Câmara immediate region

São Bento do Norte: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São Bento do Norte with 73.03% of valid votes against 26.97% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 46.06 points, 42.49 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −50.18pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 4,259; 134th 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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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.

São Bento do Norte−46.06 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)73.03% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)26.97%	−46.06 pts	Left bloc	78.42%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)66.75% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)27.57% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.54% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.30% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.68% Zema (NOVO)0.09% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.03% Samara (UP)0.03% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−40.69 pts	Left bloc	78.49%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.37% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)23.63%	−52.74 pts	Left bloc	79.31%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)73.83% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)20.73% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.36% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.71% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.20% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.10% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.07% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−54.38 pts	Left bloc	82.94%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)76.55% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)23.45%	−53.10 pts	Left bloc	76.86%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)59.43% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)20.34% Ciro Gomes (PDT)16.16% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)1.44% +9 more Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.90% Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.53% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.41% Marina Silva (REDE)0.25% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.25% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.21% Vera (PSTU)0.08% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−52.34 pts	Left bloc	81.93%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)77.79% Aécio Neves (PSDB)22.21%	−55.59 pts	Left bloc	71.20%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)69.21% Aécio Neves (PSDB)21.70% Marina Silva (PSB)7.40% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.45% +5 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.41% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.33% Eymael (PSDC)0.25% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.12%	−55.03 pts	Left bloc	80.73%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)68.43% José Serra (PSDB)31.57%	−36.85 pts	Left bloc	71.29%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)63.69% José Serra (PSDB)25.74% Marina Silva (PV)9.24% Plínio (PSOL)0.71% +2 more Eymael (PSDC)0.57% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.04%	−47.28 pts	Left bloc	86.77%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)78.85% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)21.15%	−57.70 pts	Left bloc	80.11%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.21% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)23.36% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)3.29% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.91% +2 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.13% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.09%	−52.83 pts	Left bloc	84.11%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)54.71% José Serra (PSDB)45.29%	−9.41 pts	Left bloc	76.16%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)45.49% José Serra (PSDB)25.05% Ciro (PPS)17.99% Garotinho (PSB)11.03% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.43%	−49.89 pts	Left bloc	86.26%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)47.95% Lula (PT)26.05% Ciro Gomes (PPS)20.39% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.45% +8 more Enéas (PRONA)1.13% Eymael (PSDC)0.82% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.50% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.44% Sirkis (PV)0.44% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.38% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.25% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.19%	+1.57 pts	Right bloc	87.36%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)52.79% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)32.05% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)5.66% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)3.11% +4 more Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)2.21% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)2.05% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.23% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.90%	+33.44 pts	Right bloc	87.70%

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.