Bahia Governor Race Tied: ACM Neto and Jerônimo Rodrigues Neck-and-Neck in Polls

The race for the governorship of Bahia is in a statistical tie, according to a recent Quaest poll released on August 27. ACM Neto, representing União, garnered 39% of voter intentions, while the incumbent governor, Jerônimo Rodrigues of PT, secured 37%. With a margin of error of three percentage points, the poll indicates a close contest between the two leading candidates.

Other candidates, including Aroldo Felix of UP and Ronaldo Mansur of PSOL, each received 1% of the vote. The poll also revealed that 8% of respondents indicated blank or null votes, and 12% remained undecided. This survey involved 900 in-person interviews conducted between August 23 and 26, commissioned by Grupo Globo and registered with the TSE.

In the contest for the Senate, voter intentions were also measured. Rui Costa (PT) emerged as the frontrunner with 23% of the vote, followed by Jaques Wagner (PT) at 17%. João Roma (PL) garnered 7%, and Angelo Coronel (Republicanos) received 5%. The remaining candidates, Professora Delliana Ricelli (PSOL), Marcelo Santtana (DC), Marcelo Carvalho (PSOL), Marcelo Millet (PCO), and Carlos Sodré (Mobiliza), each received 1% or less. For the Senate race, 20% of respondents indicated blank or null votes, with 22% undecided.

This latest poll follows a previous survey where ACM Neto and Jerônimo Rodrigues were also in a near-tie, with Neto holding a slight numerical advantage of 39% to 38%. At that time, blank and null votes accounted for 8%, and undecided voters represented 13% of responses.