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Zenaide Maia

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Zenaide Maia
Zenaide Maia Calado Pereira dos Santos (legal name)
3 elections between 2014 and 2026 · latest party PSD
72 years old in 2026 · Female · Higher education, complete
Senador
Candidate for Senator · Rio Grande do Norte · 2026 elections · PSD · no. 555
In office
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Zenaide Maia (PSD) got 630,159 votes for senator for Rio Grande do Norte in 2026 and was not elected, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Zenaide Maia (Zenaide Maia Calado Pereira dos Santos) ran in 3 elections between 2014 and 2026, for senator and federal deputy. She was elected 2 times: senator in 2018; federal deputy in 2014. The highest vote was in 2018, for senator for RN: 660,315 votes. In the Federal Senate, had R$ 358.4 million committed in 161 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 213 municipalities; 93% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2026 campaign for senator for RN, reported R$ 3.1 million in income: R$ 3 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 4 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 78 thousand from private donations (4 donors) and R$ 21 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 1.2 million), advertising with printed materials (R$ 605 thousand) and vehicle lending or rental (R$ 258 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, reported contracted spending of R$ 1.1 million in 2018 (54% on production of radio, television or video programs) and R$ 770 thousand in 2014.

Senator · 2018
660,315
votes · RN
ELECTED
Term ends in 2026
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Vote trend across elections

630,159 votes in 2026 · 3 elections

The votes of Zenaide Maia Calado Pereira dos Santos 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.

Federal Dep.Senator

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$ 3.1 million in income · R$ 3 million em gastos contratados

Zenaide Maia reported income and spending to the TSE in 3 campaigns: federal deputy for Rio Grande do Norte in 2014, and senator for Rio Grande do Norte 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$ 3.1 million in income: R$ 3 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 4 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 78 thousand from private donations (4 donors) and R$ 21 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 1.2 million) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 605 thousand); R$ 1.5 million has already been paid. In 2018, 54% of the R$ 1.1 million in spending went to production of radio, television or video programs; in 2014, R$ 770 thousand in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 3.1 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 3 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 1.5 million paid
Spending in 2018R$ 1.1 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns32014, 2018 and 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)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2026partialSenator, Rio Grande do NorteSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 3.1 million
4 individual donors
FEFC 97% · party less than 1% · individuals 3% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 3 million
paid so far: R$ 1.5 million (50%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 1.2 million39.0%
  • Printed materialsR$ 605 thousand20.1%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 258 thousand8.5%
  • Advertising with sound carsR$ 213 thousand7.1%
  • 9 other categoriesR$ 763 thousand25.3%
2018Senator, Rio Grande do NorteSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 1.1 million
7 individual donors
FEFC 50% · Party Fund 32% · individuals 4% · own funds 14%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.1 million
all paid (100%)
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 578 thousand54.2%
  • Printed materialsR$ 184 thousand17.3%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 95 thousand8.9%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 61 thousand5.7%
  • 13 other categoriesR$ 149 thousand14.0%
2014Federal deputy, Rio Grande do NorteSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 771 thousand
50 individual donors
Party Fund 12% · party and other campaigns 27% · individuals 36% · companies 1% · own funds 24%
Spending contracted
R$ 770 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 236 thousand30.7%
  • Printed materialsR$ 186 thousand24.2%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 91 thousand11.8%
  • StaffR$ 75 thousand9.7%
  • 10 other categoriesincludes R$ 23 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 182 thousand23.6%

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; 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.

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Legislative amendments

R$ 358.4 million committed · 93% paid · 161 amendments in 213 municipalities

Federal Senate. For information only, based on public data1 · summary and analysis generated with AI2 · data updated on 10/14/20263

In the Federal Senate, Zenaide Maia had R$ 358.4 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 161 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2026 budgets, to 213 municipalities. R$ 334.4 million (93%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term was Saúde (50%). The cities that received the most in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term were Mossoró, Touros and São Gonçalo do Amarante. By legislative term: in the 2023 a 2026 legislative term, R$ 199.9 million in 32 amendments; in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 105.3 million in 68 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 53.1 million in 61 amendments.2

CommittedR$ 358.4 million2016 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 334.4 million93% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments161individual
Municipalities213different
By budget year (legislative term 2023 a 2026)
BudgetCommittedPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 62.8 millionR$ 50.2 million80%1157
2025R$ 66.8 millionR$ 62.6 million94%1364
2024R$ 69.2 millionR$ 69.1 million99%835
Legislative term 2023 a 2026R$ 198.8 millionR$ 181.8 million91%32104

Areas that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1SaúdeR$ 99.4 million49.7%
  2. 2Encargos EspeciaisR$ 86.9 million43.4%
  3. 3Assistência SocialR$ 4.3 million2.2%

Municipalities that received the most (2023 a 2026)

  1. 1MossoróR$ 20 million10.0%
  2. 2TourosR$ 12.1 million6.1%
  3. 3São Gonçalo do AmaranteR$ 9.1 million4.5%

Source: Transparency Portal (CGU), organized by Radar do Voto, collected at the source in Oct 2026. Only individual amendments, including special transfers (the "Pix amendments"); the amount is the committed amount, and paid includes carried-over payables. Caucus, committee and rapporteur amendments, which do not have a single author, are in the dashboard.

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    Disclaimer. Information for reference only, organized by Radar do Voto from public data. It does not replace checking the original source: the Transparency Portal (CGU) and the Federal Senate website. Radar do Voto is not responsible for decisions made based only on this information. ↩

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    Analysis generated with AI. The summary and analysis texts in this section were generated with the help of artificial intelligence from these data and may contain inaccuracies. When in doubt, the numbers from the original source prevail. ↩

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    May be out of date. Committed and paid amounts change during the year, and this section may not reflect the most recent publication from the source. Data updated on 10/14/2026, collected at the source in Oct 2026. ↩

Candidacies

3 candidacies · elected in 2014 and 2018

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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