# 2024 Natal mayoral election, second round

[Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br.md) / [Rio Grande do Norte](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn.md) / [Natal](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal.md), October 27, 2024

Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire won with 55.3% of the vote, 10.7 points ahead of Natália Bastos Bonavides.

## Rounds

### [Round 1](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2024-10-06-local/mayor.md), October 6, 2024

- Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire, 44.1% (Advanced)
- Natália Bastos Bonavides, 28.5% (Advanced)
- Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 24.0%

### Second round, October 27, 2024

- Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire, 55.3% (Elected)
- Natália Bastos Bonavides, 44.7%

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire | UNIÃO | 222,661 | 55.3% | Elected |
| Natália Bastos Bonavides | PT | 179,714 | 44.7% |  |

Valid votes: 402,375

Turnout: 73.9% (425,565 of 575,629 registered)

## This race in other years

- October 27, 2024: Paulo Eduardo da Costa Freire, 55.3%
- [October 28, 2012](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2012-10-28-runoff/mayor.md): Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 58.3%
- [October 31, 2004](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2004-10-31-runoff/mayor.md): Carlos Eduardo Nunes Alves, 51.9%
- [November 15, 1996](https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/1996-11-15-runoff/mayor.md): Vilma Maria de Faria Meira, 51.7%

## Also on the ballot in Brazil on October 27, 2024

- [Local races across Brazil](https://electionsarchive.com/br/2024-10-06-local.md) (50)

## Sources

- [Resultados - 2024](https://dadosabertos.tse.jus.br/dataset/resultados-2024), Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. License: Creative Commons Attribution

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/br/rn/natal/2024-10-27-runoff/mayor.json.