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States · Northeast (Nordeste) · RN

Rio Grande do Norte

Capital Natal. 3.463.737 people (IBGE 2026), 2.659.825 electors, 167 municipalities. 8 federal deputies, 24 seats in the Assembleia Legislativa, three senators. On 25 October Lula won here with 65,7%.

Electors per deputy
332.478
23th fewest of 27 · a vote weighs 1,5× one in São Paulo
Turnout
81,6%
first round · runoff 83,9%
Quociente eleitoral
245.962
Chamber · assembly 80.762

Governor · Governador

Who governs
Rio Grande do Norte.

  • In office

    Fátima Bezerra (PT)

    Until 6 Jan 2027

  • Elected 2026

    Cadu Xavier (PT)

    Won the runoff of 25 Oct · takes office 6 Jan 2027

Governor, first round · 4 Oct · 1.986.441 valid votes
  • Allyson UNIÃO 36,9%
  • Cadu de Lula PT 36,2%
  • Álvaro Dias PL 26,7%
  • Arinalda do Mlb UP 0,1%
  • Dário Barbosa PSTU 0,1%
  • Godeiro Linharess DC 0,0%
  • Rodrigo de Bolsonaro AGIR 0,0%
Runoff · 25 Oct
  • Cadu de Lula PT 50,8%
  • Allyson UNIÃO 49,2%

President · both rounds

The national vote,
here.

2.171.013 voted in the first round (81,6% of electors), 33.172 blank and 65.943 null. Blank and null ballots do not count toward the majority (Constitution art. 77 §2).

First round · 4 Oct · 2.071.898 valid votes
  • Lula PT 59,8%
  • Flavio Bolsonaro PL 34,8%
  • Escritor Augusto Cury AVANTE 2,8%
  • Renan Santos MISSÃO 1,7%
  • Ronaldo Caiado PSD 0,8%
  • Zema NOVO 0,1%
Runoff · 25 Oct · 2.151.005 valid votes
  • Lula 1.413.596 65,72%
  • Flavio Bolsonaro 737.409 34,28%

Senate · two seats in 2026

Two senators
elected.

  • Styvenson Valentim (PODE)

    1.055.000 votes · 29,3% · ENDIREITA RN

  • Samanda de Lula (PT)

    635.924 votes · 17,6% · TIME QUE CUIDA

Each voter cast two votes; the two most voted won eight-year terms from 1 Feb 2027. Shares are of all valid senate votes.

Senate · most-voted candidates
  • Styvenson Valentim PODE 29,3%
  • Samanda de Lula PT 17,6%
  • Zenaide Maia PSD 17,5%
  • Coronel Hélio PL 17,2%
  • Rafael Motta PDT 14,2%
  • Tércio Tinôco UNIÃO 2,9%

Chamber of Deputies · 8 seats · QE 245.962

8 federal
deputies.

1.967.700 valid votes for the Chamber. 6 seats went to lists by quociente partidário and 2 as leftovers. Every step in the seat lab →

PL 3 · PV 2 · PP 1 · PT 1 · UNIÃO 1

Assembleia Legislativa · 24 seats · QE 80.762

The state legislature.

Elected the same day by the same open-list rule: 1.938.293 valid votes, 21 seats by quotient and 3 as leftovers. Seats: three times the state's federal deputies up to 36, then one more per deputy above 12 (Constitution art. 27).

PL 7 · PP 4 · PT 4 · PSDB 3 · PV 3 · UNIÃO 2 · MDB 1

The 24 elected, by votes

Coronel Azevedo (PL, 105.403), Ezequiel (PSDB, 73.217), Robson Carvalho (UNIÃO, 69.542), Julio Cesar (PP, 66.750), Kleber Rodrigues (PP, 66.172), Francisco do Pt (PT, 62.660), Kaline de Dr. Bernardo (PV, 61.905), Cinthia de Allyson (UNIÃO, 61.586), Isolda Dantas (PT, 60.239), Divaneide Basílio (PT, 59.680), Neilton Diógenes (PP, 57.715), Dr. Kerginaldo (PL, 54.165), Dr Gustavo Soares (PSDB, 53.701), Nelter Queiroz (PP, 52.387), Daniel Valença (PT, 52.099), Tomba Farias (PL, 50.350), Cristiane Dantas (PSDB, 49.589), Gustavo Carvalho (PL, 49.531), Bibiano (MDB, 49.038), Eudiane Macedo (PV, 48.489), Ivanilson Oliveira (PV, 47.831), Luíz Eduardo (PL, 39.918), Adjuto Dias (PL, 37.874), Camila Araújo (PL, 31.438)

Photos: Fátima Bezerra — Agência Brasília from Brasília, Brasil, CC BY 2.0 · Álvaro Costa Dias — Marcos Corrêa/PR, CC BY 2.0 · Eann Styvenson Valentim Mendes — Senado Federal, Attribution · Rafael Huete da Motta — Luis Macedo/Câmara dos Deputados, CC BY 3.0 · Natália Bonavides — Portal de Dados Abertos do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral do Brasil (TSE), CC BY 4.0 · Benes Leocádio — Portal de Dados Abertos do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral do Brasil (TSE), CC BY 4.0 · Sargento Gonçalves — Câmara dos Deputados, CC BY 3.0 · General Girão — câmara dos deputados, CC BY 3.0 · João Maia — Câmara dos Deputados, CC BY 3.0 . Via Wikimedia Commons.