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A poll in Ceará shows an improvement in Elmano de Freitas’s image and a tight race with Ciro Gomes
A Quaest survey released this Wednesday recorded a rise in the approval of the governor of Ceará. At the same time, it placed Ciro Gomes and Elmano de Freitas in a technical tie in the race for the state government.
A Quaest poll released this Wednesday and commissioned by TV Verdes Mares showed that 56% approves of Elmano de Freitas‘s administration in Ceará, while 36% disapproves, according to G1. In the previous survey, on September 4, those figures were 49% and 38%, respectively.
On the government’s evaluation, the survey indicated that 39% consider it positive, 33% regular and 22% negative. G1 noted that, compared with the previous poll, the positive rating rose while the regular and negative ratings fell.
In addition, 55% of respondents said Elmano deserves to be reelected or choose a successor, versus 40% who said otherwise, according to G1.
At the same time, the same poll on voting intention for the Ceará government showed a close race between Ciro Gomes and Elmano de Freitas. Both G1 and Folha de S.Paulo placed Ciro at 43% and Elmano at 41%, a difference within the 3-point margin of error, so both were in a technical tie.
Folha de S.Paulo added that, in that first-round scenario, Vera Lúcia and Delegado Huggo registered 1% each; Danilo Soares, Ieri Braga, Zé Batista and Serley Leal were mentioned but did not reach 1%. It also reported that blank, null or none votes totaled 6% and that 8% said they were undecided.
In the spontaneous survey, according to Folha de S.Paulo, Ciro Gomes obtained 28% and Elmano de Freitas 25%. Another 45% said they did not know whom they would vote for and 2% said they would vote blank or null.
For a possible runoff, G1 and Folha de S.Paulo agreed that Ciro Gomes appears with 45% against 42% for Elmano de Freitas, also within the margin of error. Folha added that 6% would vote blank or null and 7% did not know whom to choose.
Asked about the state’s main problem, 54% mentioned violence, 20% other issues and 19% health, according to G1.
The survey was conducted among 900 people aged 16 or older between September 19 and 22, with a margin of error of 3 percentage points and a confidence level of 95%. The registration with the Electoral Justice is CE-08268/2026.
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