The candidates vying for the position are Allyson Bezerra (União) and Cadu de Lula (PT).
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In the first round, the race was tight. Allyson came in first place, with 36.94% of the valid votes, or 799,809 votes. Cadu de Lula came in second, with 36.16%, equivalent to 718,300 votes.Former mayor of Mossoró, Allyson is 34 years old, is a civil engineer and federal public servant. She was a state legislator and was elected mayor of Mossoró, her hometown, in 2021, and re-elected in 2024. She left the mayor's office this year to run for state governor.
Carlos Eduardo Xavier is a career tax auditor and was state secretary of Finance in the government of Fátima Bezerra (PT-RN). At 48 years old, he is running for the first time in an elected position.