Helder Barbalho (MDB) secured first place in the Pará Senate election held on October 4, 2026, with roughly 26% of valid votes and over 2.3 million ballots, well ahead of the field for one of the state's two seats. As the recently departed two-term governor who won reelection in 2022 with 69% support, Barbalho entered with dominant name recognition, high prior approval ratings, and a broad coalition that consolidated first-preference votes across the state. Late-September polling from multiple firms consistently showed him leading by double digits in consolidated first- and second-choice tallies. With nearly all sections counted and official results aligning with pre-election surveys, trader consensus has moved to full certainty on his top finish; the narrow contest for second place among Chicão, Éder Mauro, and Zequinha Marinho does not affect the 1st-place outcome.