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Santa Catarina gubernatorial race: Jorginho Mello leads in new polls

New polling data from Instituto Neokemp Pesquisas regarding the Santa Catarina gubernatorial race shows incumbent Jorginho Mello (PL) leading with 51.2% of the vote.

João Rodrigues (PSD) follows in second place with 24%, while Gelson Merísio (PSB) holds 15.1%. The results indicate that Rodrigues's coalition requires an additional 4.25% of voter intention to force a second-round runoff.

The survey, conducted between September 10 and 11, 2026, has a 95% confidence level and a margin of error of 3 percentage points.

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Gelson Merísio · Instituto Neokemp Pesquisas · Jorginho Mello · João Rodrigues · Santa Catarina