With 98.75 percent of the votes counted , Rousseff led the race with 46.74 percent of the vote , according to the Superior Electoral Court . Jose Serra , a former Marxist guerrilla , wins the second -round vote . She falls short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff . President Dilma Rousseff campaigned for her . Rousseff will face Dilma Rousseff in the first round .
Jose Serra , a former Marxist guerrilla , wins the second -round vote . She falls short of the majority needed to avoid a runoff . President Dilma Rousseff campaigned for her . Rousseff will face Dilma Rousseff in the first round .