Samanda de Lula secured the second Senate seat in Rio Grande do Norte through backing from Governor Fátima Bezerra’s PT-aligned coalition and a decisive late swing during vote tabulation on October 4. Official results placed her at 17.63% (635,924 votes), narrowly ahead of Zenaide Maia at 17.47% and Coronel Hélio at 17.20%, while Styvenson Valentim took first with 29.25%. The margin of roughly 5,800 votes over Maia reflected stronger performance in interior and metropolitan precincts that arrived later in the count. With nearly all sections tallied and the outcome certified by the TSE, trader consensus at 100% for Samanda reflects the finalized ranking; only an unprecedented recount or successful legal challenge could alter the result.