RN · São Paulo do Potengi immediate region

São Tomé: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won São Tomé with 61.06% of valid votes against 38.94% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 22.12 points, 18.55 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −22.23pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 9,586; 63th 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. 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.

São Tomé−22.12 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)61.06% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)38.94%	−22.12 pts	Left bloc	78.89%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)53.24% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)43.61% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.77% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.73% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)0.54% Samara (UP)0.07% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.01% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.01% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.01% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Zema (NOVO)0.00%	−10.21 pts	Left bloc	77.69%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)57.14% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)42.86%	−14.28 pts	Left bloc	77.09%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)55.27% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)40.63% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.43% Simone Tebet (MDB)1.24% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.33% Vera (PSTU)0.04% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.03% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.01% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.01% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−15.48 pts	Left bloc	77.64%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)60.50% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)39.50%	−21.00 pts	Left bloc	73.60%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)44.00% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)24.64% Ciro Gomes (PDT)16.04% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)12.78% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)0.88% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.46% Marina Silva (REDE)0.44% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.40% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.17% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.11% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.02%	−21.33 pts	Left bloc	77.04%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)75.70% Aécio Neves (PSDB)24.30%	−51.40 pts	Left bloc	83.95%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)76.10% Aécio Neves (PSDB)12.22% Marina Silva (PSB)10.79% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.41% +6 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.15% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.15% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.09% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.06% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.01% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.01%	−75.26 pts	Left bloc	86.59%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)70.07% José Serra (PSDB)29.93%	−40.14 pts	Left bloc	78.67%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)69.35% José Serra (PSDB)20.27% Marina Silva (PV)9.95% Plínio (PSOL)0.32% +3 more Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.05% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.03% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.03%	−59.40 pts	Left bloc	86.45%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)79.44% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)20.56%	−58.88 pts	Left bloc	79.53%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)72.14% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)22.77% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.97% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.73% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.32% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.05% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.02%	−53.69 pts	Left bloc	81.65%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)56.06% Lula (PT)43.94%	+12.12 pts	Right bloc	75.08%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)37.35% José Serra (PSDB)25.19% Ciro (PPS)21.06% Garotinho (PSB)15.87% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.46% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06%	−49.62 pts	Left bloc	81.01%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)67.35% Lula (PT)15.28% Ciro Gomes (PPS)10.84% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)1.44% +8 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.97% Enéas (PRONA)0.94% Eymael (PSDC)0.89% Sirkis (PV)0.82% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.42% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.42% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.32% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.30%	+40.46 pts	Right bloc	80.39%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)78.32% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)12.34% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)4.43% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)1.78% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)1.59% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.90% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)0.40% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.24%	+72.14 pts	Right bloc	81.52%

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.