**Recent polling in the fragmented Chiclayo mayoral race shows Edwin Vásquez Sánchez and Elber Requejo Sánchez as the leading contenders, with trader consensus reflecting their relative strength ahead of the October 4 vote.** Latest available surveys from early to mid-September place both in the mid-to-high teens in a crowded field exceeding 20 candidates, while others trail significantly. Vásquez, the incumbent district mayor of La Victoria running under Alianza para el Progreso, benefits from documented local management recognitions and infrastructure work. Requejo, previously mayor of José Leonardo Ortiz under Juntos por el Perú before a JNE vacancia over a family hiring matter, maintains competitive standing in several district-level surveys. The absence of a dominant frontrunner, combined with Peru’s first-past-the-post system and typical late shifts in municipal contests, keeps implied probabilities tight and sensitive to final-week developments such as turnout patterns or additional polling releases.