Politics · Brazil · 3 hrs ago
Poll puts Vicentinho Júnior ahead of Dorinha in Tocantins runoff
A Quaest poll puts Vicentinho Júnior ahead in the Tocantins runoff, with 49% of voter support against Senator Professora Dorinha’s 42%.
The poll concerns the governor’s race in Tocantins, Brazil.
It is the first Quaest poll of the runoff; the candidates faced a close first round, when Dorinha received 45.52% of valid votes and Vicentinho 43.94%.
The poll interviewed 1,098 people at home from October 10 to 13, and its margin of error is three percentage points.
Another 4% said they would cast a blank or null ballot or not vote, while 5% were undecided.
The figures are a snapshot, not the election result, and the poll’s stated confidence level is 95%.
A Quaest poll puts federal deputy Vicentinho Júnior ahead of Senator Professora Dorinha in the Tocantins governor’s runoff, with 49% to 42% of voting intentions.
The poll was released on Wednesday, October 14, and is the first Quaest survey of the runoff.
Researchers interviewed 1,098 people at home from October 10 to 13.
The margin of error is three percentage points, and the confidence level is 95%.
Undecided voters account for 5%, while blank or invalid votes and people saying they will not vote total 4%.
- Who
- Federal deputy Vicentinho Júnior and Senator Professora Dorinha are the candidates.
- What
- A Quaest poll found Vicentinho Júnior leading Dorinha, 49% to 42%, in the Tocantins governor’s runoff.
- When
- Released on October 14, 2026; interviews were conducted from October 10 to 13.
- Where
- Tocantins, Brazil.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Quaest interviewed 1,098 people at home for the poll.
Quaest released its first survey of the Tocantins runoff, showing Vicentinho Júnior ahead of Dorinha.
- Vicentinho Júnior
- 49% of voting intentions
- Professora Dorinha
- 42% of voting intentions
- Undecided
- 5%
- Blank or invalid votes and non-voters
- 4%
- Survey sample
- 1,098 people interviewed at home
- Margin of error
- 3 percentage points