RS · Bento Gonçalves immediate region

São Valentim do Sul: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won São Valentim do Sul with 79.27% of valid votes against 20.73% for Lula: a margin of 58.54 points, 62.11 points right of Brazil.

Solid right

Lean versus Brazil: +54.80pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 2,223; 438th 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. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
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 do Sul+58.54 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)79.27% Lula (PT)20.73%	+58.54 pts	Right bloc	82.10%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)74.39% Lula (PT)18.06% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)3.35% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)1.93% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.87% Zema (NOVO)0.23% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.06% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.06% Clariana Barao (DC)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	+56.96 pts	Right bloc	81.74%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)76.08% Lula (PT)23.92%	+52.17 pts	Right bloc	85.15%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PL)71.20% Lula (PT)21.74% Simone Tebet (MDB)3.39% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.48% +7 more Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.51% Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.45% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.17% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.06% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	+51.55 pts	Right bloc	83.88%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)82.29% Fernando Haddad (PT)17.71%	+64.58 pts	Right bloc	85.28%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)73.47% Fernando Haddad (PT)8.86% Ciro Gomes (PDT)8.04% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)3.58% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)3.29% Alvaro Dias (PODE)1.35% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.76% Marina Silva (REDE)0.29% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.29% Eymael (DC)0.06% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	+65.02 pts	Right bloc	85.85%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Aécio Neves (PSDB)62.84% Dilma (PT)37.16%	+25.67 pts	Right bloc	90.97%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Aécio Neves (PSDB)52.66% Dilma (PT)40.44% Marina Silva (PSB)5.76% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.57% +3 more Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.32% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.19% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06%	+5.70 pts	Right bloc	91.02%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)51.99% Dilma (PT)48.01%	+3.99 pts	Right bloc	86.92%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)47.81% José Serra (PSDB)45.73% Marina Silva (PV)5.34% Plínio (PSOL)1.01% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.06% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06%	−8.54 pts	Left bloc	88.18%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)61.95% Lula (PT)38.05%	+23.90 pts	Right bloc	90.31%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)62.95% Lula (PT)24.46% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)6.65% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)5.34% +2 more José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.30% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.30%	+27.10 pts	Right bloc	91.99%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)56.58% José Serra (PSDB)43.42%	−13.17 pts	Left bloc	85.15%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)51.14% José Serra (PSDB)37.74% Garotinho (PSB)5.68% Ciro (PPS)4.51% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.62% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.31%	−24.52 pts	Left bloc	87.43%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)43.24% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)42.57% Enéas (PRONA)5.76% Ciro Gomes (PPS)5.69% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.96% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.44% Eymael (PSDC)0.37% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.30% Sirkis (PV)0.22% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.15% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.15% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.15%	−1.11 pts	Left bloc	85.64%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)28.15% Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)26.63% Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)21.13% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)12.92% +4 more Orestes Quercia (PMDB)5.34% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)5.18% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.32% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.32%	+1.44 pts	Right bloc	87.15%

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
2010(between rounds)·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.