2014 Rio Grande do Norte gubernatorial election

The Rio Grande do Norte gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 2014 to elect the governor of Rio Grande do Norte.

2014 Rio Grande do Norte Gubernatorial Election

October 5, 2014

Nominee Robinson Faria Henrique Eduardo Alves Party PSD MDB Running mate Fábio Dantas João Maia Popular vote 877.286 734.801 Percentage 54,42% 45,58%

Governor before election Rosalba Ciarlini DEM Elected Governor Robinson Faria PSD

Incumbent Governor Rosalba Ciarlini sought nomination for a second term, but her candidacy was vetoed by her party due to her low approval ratings.

Robinson Faria was announced as the victor with 54,38% of the vote, who had been elected as Vice-Governor in 2010 alongside Governor Ciarlini.

Following the election, Henrique Alves returned to his duties in the Chamber of Deputies.

Candidates

Candidate	Running mate	Coalition
Henrique Eduardo Alves PMDB	João Maia PR	"União pela Mudança" (PMDB, PR, PSB, DEM, PSDB, SD, PROS, PDT, PPS, PTB, PRB, PSC, PV, PHS, PMN, PSDC, PRP, PTN)
Simone Dutra PSTU	Socorro Ribeiro PSTU	-
Araken Dantas PSL	Paulo Roberto PSL	-
Robério Paulino PSOL	Ronaldo Garcia PSOL	-
Robinson Faria PSD	Fábio Dantas PCdoB	"Liderados pelo Povo" (PSD, PCdoB, PT, PP, PTC, PEN, PRTB, PPL, PTdoB)