Quaest survey in Pernambuco: voting intentions for the position of governor Quaest survey, published this Tuesday (28), shows that governor Raquel Lyra (PSD) and the former mayor of Recife João Campos (PSB) appear with 45% and 39% of voting intentions, respectively, in a possible 2nd round of the election for the government of Pernambuco (see video above). This is the second survey by Quaest in 2026 in the dispute for command of the Palácio do Campo das Princesas and shows the candidate for reelection surpassing, with 43%, in relation to the former mayor of Recife, with 37% of voting intentions in the 1st round. ? Receive g1 PE news on WhatsApp Compared to the last Quaest survey, carried out in April, Raquel Lyra rose seven points and overtook João Campos, who led the previous survey for the 2nd round with an eight point advantage, but fell seven points. Now, the governor is six points ahead of the former mayor of the capital of Pernambuco. Lyra x Campos scenario in the 2nd round: Quaest in Pernambuco: intention to vote for governor in the 2nd round Arte/g1 Raquel Lyra (PSD): 45% (was 38% in April) João Campos (PSB): 39% (was 45% in April) Undecided: 8% (was 8% in April) White/null/will not vote: 8% (was 8% in April) The survey was commissioned by Genial Investimentos and interviewed 900 voters aged 16 or over between the 22nd and 26th of July. The margin of error is 3 percentage points, plus or minus. The confidence level is 95%. The survey was registered with the Electoral Court under number PE-09649/2026. READ ALSO: 1st round in PE: Raquel goes ahead of João with 43% of voting intentions Government assessment: 68% approve of Raquel Lyra's government, and 23% disapprove of Marília Arraes and Humberto Costa appear ahead in the dispute for the Senate Lula has 55% and Flávio Bolsonaro, 21% of voting intentions in PE in the 1st round Who are the pre-candidates Raquel Lyra: Current governor of Pernambuco, Raquel Lyra is a lawyer and public prosecutor in the state. Daughter of former governor João Lyra, she was also a Federal Police delegate in Rio de Janeiro and began her political career as a state deputy. She gained prominence when she was elected mayor of Caruaru for two terms. In 2022, she became the first woman elected to govern the state, in the 2nd round, with 58.70% of valid votes. João Campos: Civil engineer and former mayor of Recife, João Campos left office to run for governor of Pernambuco. Son of former governor Eduardo Campos, he was a federal deputy for two years, before running for mayor of the capital of Pernambuco in 2021. At the time, at the age of 27, he became the youngest mayor of a capital in Brazil. In 2024, he was re-elected with 78.11% of those eligible. Raquel Lyra (PSD) and João Campos (PSB) are candidates for the government of Pernambuco in the 2026 elections Montage/g1 VIDEOS: most viewed from Pernambuco in the last 7 days