✓ verbatim from the press ◦ composed from multiple sources
Ciro Gomes (PSDB) appears with 53.2% of voting intentions in a second-round scenario for the Ceará governorship, versus 44.9% for Elmano de Freitas (PT), according to an AtlasIntel poll released this Monday, June 15. The 8.3 percentage-point difference exceeds the three-point margin of error, which would indicate a numerical advantage for Ciro should the race advance to a runoff in October. ✓
Press quotes (2)
"Ciro Gomes (PSDB) aparece com 53,2% das intenções de voto e Elmano de Freitas (PT), o atual governador do Estado, tem 44,9%."
"A margem de erro é de três pontos percentuais para mais ou para menos e o índice de confiabilidade é de 95%."
In the first round, the two lead in a technical tie: Ciro registers 45.8% and Elmano 44.8% — within the three-point margin. Following them are Senator Eduardo Girão (Novo) with 4.8% and Delegado Huggo Leonardo (Missão) with 2.7%. Blank or null votes total 0.4%. ◦
Press quotes (2)
"Ciro tem 45,8% das intenções de voto, enquanto Elmano registra 44,8%."
"Em seguida, aparecem o senador Eduardo Girão (Novo), com 4,8% das intenções de voto, e o Delegado Huggo Leonardo (Missão), que registra 2,7%. Votos brancos ou nulos somam 0,4%"
AtlasIntel surveyed 1,223 Ceará voters between June 9 and 14, via random digital recruitment. The margin of error is three percentage points either way, with a 95% confidence level. The poll is registered with the Superior Electoral Court under numbers CE-03465/2026 and BR-01326/2026. ◦
Press quotes (2)
"A Atlas/Intel ouviu 1.223 eleitores do Ceará entre os dias 9 e 14 de junho, através recrutamento digital aleatório."
"O levantamento está registrado no Tribunal Superior Eleitoral (TSE) sob os números CE-03465/2026 e BR-01326/2026."
Compared to AtlasIntel's previous poll released in April, Ciro maintained stability in the first round (had 46.2%, now 45.8%), while Elmano rose from 42.6% to 44.8%. In the second-round scenario, Ciro expanded his lead: had 50.1% in April, now registers 53.2%; Elmano went from 42.9% to 44.9%. ✓
Press quotes (2)
"Na pesquisa anterior, realizada em abril, Ciro Gomes tinha 46,2% em cenário de 1º turno e Elmano de Freitas, 42,6%."
"No levantamento anterior, em abril, Ciro Gomes tinha 50,1% de intenções de voto e Elmano de Freitas, 42,9%."
AtlasIntel released a poll on June 15 showing Ciro with 53.2% and Elmano with 44.9% in a second-round scenario, and the two technically tied in the first round (45.8% vs 44.8%).
The poll surveyed 1,223 voters between June 9 and 14 via random digital recruitment, with a three-point margin of error and 95% confidence, registered with TSE under CE-03465/2026 and BR-01326/2026.
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
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Exame identifies Giovanni Sampaio (PRD) with 1.3% and Jarir Pereira (Psol) with 0.1% in the first round; Metrópoles does not mention these candidates.
Metrópoles presents comparison with previous April poll (Ciro had 46.2% in 1st round and 50.1% in runoff; Elmano had 42.6% in 1st round and 42.9% in runoff); Exame does not mention the April poll.
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What is AtlasIntel's accuracy track record in previous Ceará elections specifically?
Why it's still unknown: Reports cite the poll but do not present comparison between AtlasIntel projections and official results in past state elections (2022, 2020, 2018). The institute's national performance may not reflect precision in Ceará's regional political dynamics.
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Which candidates already have TSE-approved registration and are there pending challenges?
Why it's still unknown: None of the reports specify the formal status of candidate registrations (approved, denied, sub judice) or mention potential disqualification actions that could affect the final field composition.
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Are there demographic or geographic sample breakdowns — capital versus interior, age groups, education level?
Why it's still unknown: Reports do not present preference breakdown by voter profile or region, which would limit reading on geographic concentration of support or sample bias in subgroups with unviable confidence intervals.
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How much has each candidate declared in campaign financing so far and what is the source of funds?
Why it's still unknown: No source cites declared donation data (electoral fund, party fund, individual contributions) or campaign spending, information available in TSE's Divulga system that often explains competitiveness patterns.
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What is the strongest contrary reading of AtlasIntel's numbers — digital sample bias, non-response effect, or divergence from other pollsters?
Why it's still unknown: Reports do not present methodological caveats, comparison with other institutes' polls in the same period, or discussion of random digital recruitment limitations in capturing low-connectivity voters in Ceará's interior.