RS · Erechim immediate region

São Valentim: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won São Valentim with 69.09% of valid votes against 30.91% for Lula: a margin of 38.17 points, 41.74 points right of Brazil.

Solid right

Lean versus Brazil: +28.58pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 3,073; 348th largest electorate in Rio Grande do Sul
Side changes: 2; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 9 elections since 1994.
Bellwether?: No; Did not vote for the national winner in the 2026 runoff.

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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 Valentim+38.17 pts
Rio Grande do Sul+15.67 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	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)69.09% Lula (PT)30.91%	+38.17 pts	Right bloc	85.81%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)67.83% Lula (PT)27.49% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.63% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)1.55% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.26% Zema (NOVO)0.20% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.04% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	+41.85 pts	Right bloc	82.85%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)61.19% Lula (PT)38.81%	+22.39 pts	Right bloc	86.22%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)55.67% Lula (PT)39.10% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.13% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.47% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.32% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.28% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	+18.86 pts	Right bloc	84.48%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)61.78% Fernando Haddad (PT)38.22%	+23.56 pts	Right bloc	84.88%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)54.07% Fernando Haddad (PT)31.12% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)5.48% Ciro Gomes (PDT)3.57% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.95% João Amoêdo (NOVO)1.54% Alvaro Dias (PODE)1.41% Marina Silva (REDE)0.33% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.29% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.21% Eymael (DC)0.04% Vera (PSTU)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	+29.38 pts	Right bloc	85.04%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Aécio Neves (PSDB)58.22% Dilma (PT)41.78%	+16.43 pts	Right bloc	85.06%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Aécio Neves (PSDB)52.04% Dilma (PT)41.38% Marina Silva (PSB)5.51% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.48% +4 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.24% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.16% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.16% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.04%	+4.71 pts	Right bloc	85.97%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)55.42% Dilma (PT)44.58%	+10.85 pts	Right bloc	87.85%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	José Serra (PSDB)50.26% Dilma (PT)45.11% Marina Silva (PV)3.73% Plínio (PSOL)0.86% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.04%	+0.51 pts	Right bloc	89.23%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)57.14% Lula (PT)42.86%	+14.29 pts	Right bloc	87.34%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)59.27% Lula (PT)37.06% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)1.99% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)1.41% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.20% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.04% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.04%	+19.08 pts	Right bloc	88.08%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)54.33% José Serra (PSDB)45.67%	−8.66 pts	Left bloc	82.15%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)50.14% José Serra (PSDB)38.06% Garotinho (PSB)6.85% Ciro (PPS)4.87% +1 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.07%	−23.88 pts	Left bloc	83.72%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)46.16% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)40.89% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.89% Enéas (PRONA)3.67% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.74% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.62% Sirkis (PV)0.59% Eymael (PSDC)0.51% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.35% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.27% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.23% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.08%	−8.54 pts	Left bloc	83.58%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)35.92% Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)21.05% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)15.39% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)10.79% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)8.76% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)7.03% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.68% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.37%	+10.63 pts	Right bloc	85.87%

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
2006(Round 2)·Left bloc→Right 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.