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Datafolha poll shows João Campos with 50% and Raquel Lyra with 38% for Pernambuco governorship

2 sources · 17 Apr 2026

Datafolha institute released a new poll on the race for Pernambuco's governorship. João Campos (PSB) maintains the lead with 50% of voting intentions, followed by Governor Raquel Lyra (PSD) with 38%.

The Datafolha institute conducted a poll between April 13-15 to measure voting intentions for the Pernambuco governorship, interviewing 1,022 people. This was the institute's second poll after two months, with the previous February poll showing João Campos at 47% and Raquel Lyra at 35%.

Where they disagree: 1 contested fact · 2 partial reports · 7 consensus points See the disagreements →

What the sources say

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Partial
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only one or two report
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Consensus

João Campos appears with 50% in the prompted poll

2 sources
Consensus

Raquel Lyra has 38% in the prompted poll

2 sources
Consensus

The poll interviewed 1,022 people between April 13-15

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Consensus

The margin of error is 3 percentage points

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Consensus

The difference between the top two candidates is 12 percentage points

2 sources
Consensus

In a runoff, João Campos would have 52% against 42% for Raquel Lyra

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Consensus

In the spontaneous poll, Raquel Lyra appears with 28% and João Campos with 26%

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Unconfirmed exclusive
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João Campos would win in the first round if the election were held today

⚠ only one source — exclusive, unconfirmed

Reported by: Brasil de Fato
Unconfirmed exclusive
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Real Time Big Data poll from April 8 showed similar numbers

⚠ only one source — exclusive, unconfirmed

Reported by: Brasil de Fato
Disputed

Ivan Moraes (PSOL) percentage

1 source — "Ivan Moraes has 2%": Brasil de Fato
1 source — "Ivan Moraes has 1%": Diário de Pernambuco Regional

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