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Lahesio Bonfim

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Lahesio Bonfim
Lahesio Rodrigues do Bonfim (legal name)
6 elections between 2008 and 2026 · latest party NOVO
48 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
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Candidate for Senator · Maranhão · 2026 elections · NOVO · no. 300
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Lahesio Bonfim (NOVO) was elected senator for Maranhão in 2026, with 1,471,859 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Lahesio Bonfim (Lahésio Rodrigues do Bonfim) ran in 6 elections between 2008 and 2026, for senator, governor, mayor and deputy mayor. He was elected 3 times: senator in 2026; mayor of São Pedro dos Crentes in 2020 and 2016. The highest vote was in 2026, for senator for MA: 1,471,859 votes. In the 2026 campaign for senator for MA, reported R$ 1 million in income: R$ 205 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 195 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 325 thousand from private donations (22 donors) and R$ 289 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 578 thousand, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 313 thousand), advertising with printed materials (R$ 121 thousand) and property rental (R$ 45 thousand). Partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026: the campaign finance report for this election is still in progress. In previous campaigns, already closed, spent R$ 1.1 million in 2022 and R$ 36 thousand in 2020.

Senator · 2026
1,471,859
votes · MA
ELECTED
Term ends in 2034
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Vote trend across elections

1,471,859 votes in 2026 (elected) · 6 elections

The votes of Lahesio Rodrigues do Bonfim in each election they ran in, from oldest to most recent. All on the same scale (the highest vote recorded); the color shows the office.

MayorGovernorSenator

The longest bar (the one that goes all the way) is the highest vote recorded for any office, elected or not; it works as a ruler, and all the other bars are proportional to it (the longer the bar, the more votes). What shows whether the person was elected is the fill, not the length: filled (colored) bar = elected; only the dashed outline = not elected; "to the runoff" = went to the runoff. From oldest (top) to newest. Click a bar to see the result of that election. The campaign finance report of each candidacy is in the list below.

Campaign funding

2026 (partial): R$ 1 million in income · R$ 578 thousand em gastos contratados

Lahesio Bonfim reported income and spending to the TSE in 4 campaigns: mayor in São Pedro dos Crentes (MA) in 2016 and 2020, governor for Maranhão in 2022, and senator for Maranhão in 2026. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 1 million in income: R$ 205 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 195 thousand from the Party Fund, R$ 325 thousand from private donations (22 donors) and R$ 289 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 578 thousand, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 313 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 121 thousand); R$ 407 thousand has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 1.1 million in spending; in 2020, R$ 36 thousand in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 1 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 578 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 407 thousand paid
Spending in 2022R$ 1.1 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns42016, 2020, 2022 and 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Party Fund
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Own funds
2026partialSenator, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1 million
22 individual donors
FEFC 20% · Party Fund 19% · individuals 32% · own funds 29%
Spending contracted
R$ 578 thousand
paid so far: R$ 407 thousand (70%)
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 313 thousand54.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 121 thousand20.9%
  • Property rentalR$ 45 thousand7.8%
  • Content boostingR$ 38 thousand6.6%
  • 5 other categoriesR$ 61 thousand10.5%
2022Governor, MaranhãoSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.1 million
8 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 90% · individuals 10%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.1 million
all paid (100%)
  • Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 400 thousand36.6%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 296 thousand27.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 221 thousand20.2%
  • Content boostingR$ 130 thousand11.9%
  • 7 other categoriesincludes R$ 7 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 46 thousand4.2%
2020Mayor, São Pedro dos Crentes (MA)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 36 thousand
no donations from individuals
FEFC 84% · own funds 16%
Spending contracted
R$ 36 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Legal servicesR$ 12 thousand33.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 8 thousand22.7%
  • Accounting servicesR$ 8 thousand22.5%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 5 thousand13.3%
  • 2 other categoriesincludes R$ 3 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 3 thousand7.8%
See the previous campaign
2016Mayor, São Pedro dos Crentes (MA)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 68 thousand
no donations from individuals
own funds 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 68 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 11 thousand16.5%
  • StaffR$ 11 thousand16.2%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 10 thousand14.3%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 9 thousand13.2%
  • 8 other categoriesincludes R$ 8 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 27 thousand39.7%

Running mates and alternates do not have their own campaign account: the account is that of the main candidate's ticket.

Source: campaign finance reports filed with the TSE (open data). Radar do Voto has these data from 2006 on in general elections and from 2008 on in municipal elections; earlier campaigns do not appear. 2026: partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026; 2022: TSE data of 13/09/2026; 2020: TSE data of 12/09/2026. Contracted spending is the total of the expenses the campaign reported; paid is the part already settled (the TSE only publishes the paid amount from 2018 on). The spending categories are the TSE's; the detail by supplier is in the dashboard. Corporate donations have been prohibited since 2015.

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Candidacies

6 candidacies · elected in 2016, 2020 and 2026

This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.

G é Eleição Geral: presidente, governador, senador e deputados. L é Eleição Local (municipal): prefeito e vereador. De 1933 a 1990 o TSE não publica cargo municipal, então esses anos são todos G.

A candidacy without votes is a registration that did not reach the ballot: according to the TSE data, a registration not approved, a withdrawal, or a running mate, who does not receive individual votes.

The race or color is the one the person declared to the TSE in the registration of each candidacy. The Court started collecting this information in 2014; that is why it does not appear in earlier candidacies.