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

2 sources · 17 Apr 2026 · Share coverage ·

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%.

1. What we know (7)

João Campos appears with 50% in the prompted poll

2 sources Brasil de Fato Diário de Pernambuco

Raquel Lyra has 38% in the prompted poll

2 sources Brasil de Fato Diário de Pernambuco

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

2 sources Brasil de Fato Diário de Pernambuco

The margin of error is 3 percentage points

2 sources Brasil de Fato Diário de Pernambuco

The difference between the top two candidates is 12 percentage points

2 sources Brasil de Fato Diário de Pernambuco

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

2 sources Brasil de Fato Diário de Pernambuco

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

2 sources Brasil de Fato Diário de Pernambuco
2. Where coverage thins out (3)

Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.

Covered by only some sources (2)

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

Reported by: Brasil de Fato
Did not cover: Diário de Pernambuco

Real Time Big Data poll from April 8 showed similar numbers

Reported by: Brasil de Fato
Did not cover: Diário de Pernambuco

Conflicting versions (1)

Ivan Moraes (PSOL) percentage

1 source — "Ivan Moraes has 2%": Brasil de Fato
1 source — "Ivan Moraes has 1%": Diário de Pernambuco
3. What we don't know yet

No gaps declared — all sources converge on the material facts.

All sources

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