
AI-generated summary
In the first round of the 2026 elections in Rio Grande do Norte, voters voted for governor, president, senator and deputies. No candidate obtained an absolute majority for the state government, leading to a second round between the two most voted.
Voting for governor in RN — Photo: g1
Voters in Rio Grande do Norte went to the polls on Sunday (4) to choose the governor, as well as president, senator and deputies. In the dispute for the state government, the voting ended with Allyson Bezerra (União Brasil) and Cadu de Lula (PT) classified for the second round, while Álvaro Dias (PL) came in third.
Cadu de Lula was the most voted candidate for the government of Rio Grande do Norte in 74 of the 167 municipalities (44.3%) in the first round of the 2026 elections. Allyson Bezerra won in 66 cities (39.5%), while Álvaro Dias finished ahead in 27 municipalities (16.1%).
The result took Cadu and Allyson to the second round, scheduled for October 25th. RN was the only state in the Northeast not to define the governor in the first round. See who won which cities in RN:
Cadu de Lula won in 74 municipalities
Acari
Afonso Bezerra
Alexandria
Almino Afonso
Apodi
Assú
Baraúna
Barcelona
Bento Fernandes
Brejinho
Round Field
Kanguaretama
Caraúbas
Ceará-Mirim
Colonel João Pessoa
Cross
New Corrals
Doctor Severiano
Charm
Ecuador
Florânia
Francisco Dantas
Fruitful Gomes
Ielmo Marinho
Ipanguaçu
Itajá
Jacana
Jandaira
Janduis
Japan
Piranha Garden
Jardim do Seridó
João Camara
José da Penha
Jucurutu
Jundiá
Lagoa d'Anta
Lagoa Nova
Slabs
Lucrezia
Luis Gomes
Macau
Marcelino Vieira
martins
White Gold
Pairs
Patu
Pau dos Ferros
Big Stone
Black Stone
Pylons
White Well
Portalegre
Porto do Mangue
Rafael Fernandes
Santana Creek
Rio do Fogo
Rodolfo Fernandes
Santa Cruz
Santa Maria
Santana do Matos
Santana do Seridó
San Fernando
San Francisco do Oeste
São José do Seridó
Saint Michael
Saint Vincent
Serra Negra do Norte
Serrinha dos Pintos
Lieutenant Ananias
Timbaúba dos Batistas
Umarizal
Vila Flor
Allyson Bezerra won in 66 municipalities
New Water
Alto do Rodrigues
Angicos
Antonio Martins
White Sand
Ares
Formosa Bay
Bodó
Good Jesus
Caiçara do Rio do Vento
Campo Grande
Carnaúba dos Dantas
Carnaubais
Cerro Corá
Felipe Guerra
Fernando Pedroza
Goianinha
Governor Dix-Sept Rosado
Thick
Guamaré
Itaú
Angicos Garden
João Dias
Salt Lagoon
Macaíba
Targino Messiah
Mountains
Mossoró
Nísia Floresta
Olho d'Água do Borges
Paraú
Parazinho
Passage
Pedro Velho
Pending issues
Purity
Cruz Creek
Saint Anthony
São Bento do Norte
São Gonçalo do Amarante
Saint Joseph of Mipibu
São José do Campestre
São Miguel do Gostoso
Saint Peter
San Rafael
Senator Elói de Souza
Senator Georgino Avelino
Serra Caiada
Serra do Mel
Severiano Melo
New Site
Large Board
Taipu
Tanager
Lieutenant Laurentino Cruz
Tibau
Bulls
Potiguar Triumph
Upanema
Várzea
Come-See
Vera Cruz
Viçosa
Álvaro Dias won in 27 municipalities
Caiçara do Norte
Caicó
Colonel Ezequiel
Holy Spirit
Extreme
Chickens
Ipueira
Stone Lagoon
Lagoa de Velhos
Painted Slabs
Major Sales
Monte Alegre
Monte das Gameleiras
Christmas
Nova Cruz
Paraná
Parnamirim
Pass and Stay
Pedro Avelino
Rafael Godeiro
Riachuelo
Ruy Barbosa
São Bento do Trairi
São João do Sabugi
São Paulo do Potengi
São Tomé
Serra de São Bento
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Second round between Cadu de Lula and Allyson Bezerra will be held on October 25, 2026
Very likely · Within weeks

Automatic reporting presents the voting numbers for president in each electoral section of E. E. Libertador Simon Bolivar, in the 2nd electoral zone, with guidance on how to locate the zone and section number on the voter registration card and e-Título, as well as warnings about updates and errors.

The report presents partial voting numbers for president in polling stations 654, 692, 714, 745 in Jucea and in the Nossa Senhora das Graças area, in the 1st electoral zone, highlighting that the data only refers to voting in the city and does not indicate who was elected or who advanced to the second round.

The report presents the voting numbers for president at the Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde - Uea, in the 1st electoral zone, explaining that the data only refers to the city and does not indicate who was elected or progress to the second round. It provides guidance on how to locate the zone and electoral section on the voter registration card and e-Título, and informs that the text was generated automatically based on data from the TSE, with journalistic supervision.

The numbers released refer to voting in the municipality and do not indicate who was elected or advanced to the second round. The report was produced automatically based on TSE data and with the support of an artificial intelligence system, under the supervision of journalists.

Of the 18,241 voters able to vote in Pedro do Rosário, 4,491 did not turn up in the 1st round, resulting in 24.62% abstention. The numbers refer only to municipal voting and do not indicate who was elected or advanced to the second round.

The numbers released only refer to voting in the municipality and do not indicate who was elected or advanced to the second round. The report was produced automatically based on TSE data and with the support of artificial intelligence, under the supervision of journalists.