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Quaest poll in Amapá shows Rayssa Furlan leading the Senate race
A survey reported by O Globo and commissioned by Rede Amazônica placed Rayssa Furlan first in the contest for one of Amapá’s two Senate seats. Randolfe Rodrigues and Lucas Barreto followed in the combined tally of mentions.
A Quaest poll on the Senate election in Amapá, reported by O Globo, showed Rayssa Furlan in first place with 28% in the combined total of mentions for the two seats at stake. She was followed by Randolfe Rodrigues with 20% and Lucas Barreto with 19%.
According to the survey, Alliny Serrão came next with 11%, Acácio Favacho with 9%, João Capiberibe with 2%, and Joenilda Lenzi and Uzian Machado with 1% each. Hélio Silva registered 0%. Undecided voters accounted for 4%, while blank, null or non-voting responses totaled 5%.
For the first seat, Rayssa Furlan posted 40%, ahead of Randolfe Rodrigues at 25% and Lucas Barreto at 12%. For the second seat, Lucas Barreto led with 26%, followed by Rayssa Furlan at 17% and Randolfe Rodrigues at 15%.
O Globo also reported that 34% of respondents in the open-ended poll could not name a candidate. In that measure, Rayssa Furlan had 20%, Lucas Barreto 14% and Randolfe Rodrigues 12%.
On rejection levels, the highest shares of voters who said they knew the candidate but would not vote for them were João Capiberibe at 63% and Randolfe Rodrigues at 47%.
The poll was commissioned by Rede Amazônica and interviewed 804 people aged 16 or older between Sept. 20 and 23, 2026. The reported margin of error was 3 percentage points, with a 95% confidence level. According to the survey, 71% of respondents said their choice was already final, while 28% said they could still change their vote before the Oct. 4 election.
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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.
