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William Sanches

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William Sanches
William Sanches de Lima (legal name)
2 elections between 2012 and 2026 · latest party PODE
44 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Escritor e Crítico
Candidate for State Deputy · São Paulo · 2026 elections · PODE · no. 20260
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William Sanches (PODE) became an alternate for state deputy for São Paulo in 2026, with 34,934 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). William Sanches (William Sanches de Lima) ran in 2 elections between 2012 and 2026, for state deputy and city councillor. Not listed as elected in any of them in the TSE results. The highest vote was in 2026, for state deputy for SP: 34,934 votes. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for SP, reported R$ 669 thousand in income: R$ 485 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 170 thousand from private donations (15 donors) and R$ 15 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 348 thousand, mainly on content boosting (R$ 150 thousand), staff (R$ 107 thousand) and legal services (R$ 15 thousand). Partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026: the campaign finance report for this election is still in progress. In the 2012 campaign, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 242 thousand.

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Vote trend across elections

34,934 votes in 2026 · 2 elections

The votes of William Sanches de Lima 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.

City CouncillorState Dep.

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$ 669 thousand in income · R$ 348 thousand em gastos contratados

William Sanches reported income and spending to the TSE in 2 campaigns: city councillor in São Paulo (SP) in 2012, and state deputy for São Paulo 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$ 669 thousand in income: R$ 485 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 170 thousand from private donations (15 donors) and R$ 15 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 348 thousand, mainly on content boosting (R$ 150 thousand) and staff (R$ 107 thousand); R$ 222 thousand has already been paid. In 2012, R$ 242 thousand in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 669 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 348 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 222 thousand paid
Spending in 2012R$ 242 thousandcontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns22012 and 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Own funds
2026partialState deputy, São PauloSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 669 thousand
15 individual donors
FEFC 72% · individuals 25% · own funds 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 348 thousand
paid so far: R$ 222 thousand (64%)
  • Content boostingR$ 150 thousand43.1%
  • StaffR$ 107 thousand30.8%
  • Legal servicesR$ 15 thousand4.3%
  • Printed materialsR$ 13 thousand3.7%
  • 6 other categoriesincludes R$ 51 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 63 thousand18.1%
2012City councillor, São Paulo (SP)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 262 thousand
donations from individuals
party and other campaigns 97% · individuals less than 1% · own funds 3%
Spending contracted
R$ 242 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 84 thousand34.7%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 74 thousand30.8%
  • Printed materialsR$ 39 thousand16.2%
  • Mail and postageR$ 21 thousand8.6%
  • 4 other categoriesincludes R$ 27 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 23 thousand9.7%

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. 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

2 candidacies

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.

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