In the 2026 election for governor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes (PSD) got 3,706,984 votes, with the candidacy registration sub judice (still under review by the Electoral Court), according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The result of this candidacy depends on the final decision on the registration. Eduardo Paes (Eduardo da Costa Paes) ran in 10 elections between 1996 and 2026, for governor, mayor, federal deputy and city councillor. He was elected 7 times: mayor of Rio de Janeiro in 2024, 2020, 2012 and 2008; federal deputy in 2002 and 1998; city councillor of Rio de Janeiro in 1996. The highest vote was in 2026, for governor for RJ: 3,706,984 votes. In the 2026 campaign for governor for RJ, reported R$ 17.7 million in income: R$ 16.7 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 344 thousand de outros recursos do partido and R$ 670 thousand from private donations (9 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 15.9 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 11.7 million), staff (R$ 1.8 million) and content boosting (R$ 370 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$ 21.3 million in 2024 (70% on third-party services) and R$ 9.4 million in 2020.
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Vote trend across elections
3,706,984 votes in 2026 · 10 elections
The votes of Eduardo da Costa Paes 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.
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.
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Campaign funding
2026 (partial): R$ 17.7 million in income · R$ 15.9 million em gastos contratados
Eduardo Paes reported income and spending to the TSE in 6 campaigns: mayor in Rio de Janeiro (RJ) in 2008, 2012, 2020 and 2024, and governor for Rio de Janeiro in 2018 and 2026. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 17.7 million in income: R$ 16.7 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 344 thousand de outros recursos do partido and R$ 670 thousand from private donations (9 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 15.9 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 11.7 million) and staff (R$ 1.8 million); R$ 15.8 million has already been paid. In 2024, 70% of the R$ 21.3 million in spending went to third-party services; in 2020, 59% of the R$ 9.4 million in spending went to third-party services. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.
Income in 2026R$ 17.7 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 15.9 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 15.8 million paid
Spending in 2024R$ 21.3 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns6from 2008 to 2026
Fundraising, where the money came from:
Electoral Fund (FEFC)
Party Fund
Other resources from the party and other campaigns
Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
party and other campaigns 44% · individuals 7% · companies 49%
Spending contracted
R$ 11.4 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
StaffR$ 3.2 million28.1%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 1.5 million13.1%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 1.4 million12.2%
Printed materialsR$ 1.3 million11.1%
16 other categoriesincludes R$ 15 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 4 million35.5%
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; 2024: TSE data of 14/09/2026; 2020: TSE data of 12/09/2026; 2018: TSE data of 13/09/2026. 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.
This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.
Governor · 2026NOT ELECTEDDeferido com recurso3,706,984GRJ · 57 years · White · Higher education, complete · PSD · no. 55 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Mayor · 2024ELECTED1,861,856LRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · 55 years · White · Higher education, complete · Prefeito · PSD · no. 55 · see full result
Coligação: PODE / PRD / DC / AGIR / SOLIDARIEDADE / AVANTE / PSB / PDT / PT / PC do B / PV / PSD
Mayor · 2020First roundTO THE RUNOFF974,804LRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · 51 years · White · Higher education, complete · DEM · no. 25 · see full result
Coligação: CIDADANIA / DC / PV / AVANTE / PL / DEM / PSDB
Federal Deputy · 1998ELECTED117,164GRJ · 29 years · Secondary education, complete · Estudante, Bolsista, Estagiário e Assemelhados · PFL · no. 2522 · see full result
City Councillor · 1996ELECTED82,418LRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · 27 years · Higher education, complete · Estudante · PFL · no. 25622 · see full result
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.
Mayor · 2024ELECTED1,861,856LRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · 55 years · White · Higher education, complete · Prefeito · PSD · no. 55 · see full result
Mayor · 2020RunoffELECTED1,629,319LRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · 51 years · White · Higher education, complete · DEM · no. 25 · see full result
Governor · 2018RunoffNOT ELECTED3,134,400GRJ · 49 years · White · Higher education, complete · Administrador · DEM · no. 25 · see full result
Mayor · 2012ELECTED2,097,733LRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro · 43 years · Higher education, complete · Prefeito · PMDB · no. 15 · see full result
