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Pará’s 2026 election will feature six candidates for governor
A total of 6,265,355 voters are eligible in the state. The first round is set for October 4, with a runoff on October 25 if needed.
Six candidates will compete for the governorship of Pará in the 2026 elections, according to Agência Brasil. In the state, 6,265,355 voters are eligible to cast ballots.
Of that total, 51% are women and 49% are men. Among voters who declared their race or color, 76.59% identify as mixed-race, 12.79% as white, 9.29% as Black, 0.89% as Indigenous, and 0.44% as Asian.
The first round is scheduled for October 4. If a second round is required, voters will return to the polls on October 25.
Along with governors and the president of the republic and their running mates, voters will also choose senators, federal deputies, and state and district deputies.
Among the Pará gubernatorial candidates, Agência Brasil cited Dr. Daniel, the ballot name of Daniel Barbosa Santos, from the O Pará é do Povo ticket.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
