SC · Caçador immediate region

Matos Costa: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Flavio Bolsonaro won Matos Costa with 51.48% of valid votes against 48.52% for Lula: a margin of 2.96 points, 6.53 points right of Brazil.

Lean leftSwing

Lean versus Brazil: −3.17pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 2,463; 266th largest electorate in Santa Catarina
Side changes: 4; 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.

Matos Costa+2.96 pts
Santa Catarina+38.84 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)51.48% Lula (PT)48.52%	+2.96 pts	Right bloc	81.24%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)49.97% Lula (PT)43.06% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.58% Renan Santos (MISSÃO)2.30% +8 more Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)2.03% Clariana Barao (DC)0.05% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.00% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Zema (NOVO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00% Samara (UP)0.00%	+8.72 pts	Right bloc	77.22%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)53.37% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)46.63%	−6.73 pts	Left bloc	75.51%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)53.81% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)41.42% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.85% Ciro Gomes (PDT)1.53% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.22% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.11% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.05% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−10.68 pts	Left bloc	76.93%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)53.95% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)46.05%	−7.91 pts	Left bloc	72.35%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)47.43% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)39.41% Ciro Gomes (PDT)4.61% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)4.43% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)1.38% Alvaro Dias (PODE)1.38% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.54% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.48% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.24% Marina Silva (REDE)0.12% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Eymael (DC)0.00% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.00%	−4.78 pts	Left bloc	73.91%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)54.98% Aécio Neves (PSDB)45.02%	−9.95 pts	Left bloc	69.30%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)54.33% Aécio Neves (PSDB)37.41% Marina Silva (PSB)6.85% Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.41% +7 more Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.29% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.29% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.23% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.12% Eymael (PSDC)0.06% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−23.77 pts	Left bloc	73.26%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)54.09% José Serra (PSDB)45.91%	−8.19 pts	Left bloc	69.56%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)54.16% José Serra (PSDB)39.01% Marina Silva (PV)5.64% Plínio (PSOL)0.65% +5 more Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.18% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.12% Eymael (PSDC)0.12% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.06% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.06%	−21.38 pts	Left bloc	74.96%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)54.77% Lula (PT)45.23%	+9.54 pts	Right bloc	74.14%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)54.66% Lula (PT)40.08% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.42% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.30% +3 more Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.36% José Maria Eymael (PSDC)0.12% Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.06%	+10.40 pts	Right bloc	76.80%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	Lula (PT)61.70% José Serra (PSDB)38.30%	−23.40 pts	Left bloc	74.61%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Lula (PT)49.18% Garotinho (PSB)21.85% José Serra (PSDB)18.99% Ciro (PPS)9.49% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.30% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.18%	−62.02 pts	Left bloc	78.47%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Lula (PT)51.75% Fernando Henrique (PSDB)34.59% Ciro Gomes (PPS)7.91% Enéas (PRONA)1.89% +8 more João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.91% Eymael (PSDC)0.70% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.42% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.42% Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.42% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.35% Sirkis (PV)0.35% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.28%	−23.25 pts	Left bloc	75.10%
1994 10/03/1994	Round 1	Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB)30.31% Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT)28.72% Esperidiao Amin Helou Filho (PPR)19.41% Orestes Quercia (PMDB)9.71% +4 more Leonel de Moura Brizola (PDT)5.73% Eneas Ferreira Carneiro (PRONA)5.01% Carlos Antonio Gomes (PRN)0.64% Hernani Goulart Fortuna (PSC)0.48%	+31.11 pts	Right bloc	77.68%

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(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left bloc
2026(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.