Edison Lobão ran in 7 elections between 1978 and 2018, for senator, governor and federal deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). He was elected 6 times: senator in 2010, 2002 and 1994; governor in 1990; federal deputy in 1982 and 1978. The highest vote was in 2010, for senator for MA: 1,702,085 votes. In the Federal Senate, had R$ 45.7 million committed in 29 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets, to 22 municipalities; 91% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2018 campaign for senator for MA, reported R$ 3.5 million in income: R$ 2 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 1 thousand from private donations and R$ 1.5 million from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3.5 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 2.1 million), serviços próprios prestados por terceiros (R$ 210 thousand) and third-party services (R$ 205 thousand). In the 2010 campaign, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 5.4 million.
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Vote trend across elections
553,307 votes in 2018 · 7 elections
The votes of Edison Lobão 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
2018: R$ 3.5 million in income · R$ 3.5 million em gastos
Edison Lobão reported income and spending to the TSE in 2 campaigns: senator for Maranhão in 2010 and 2018. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2018, reported R$ 3.5 million in income: R$ 2 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 1 thousand from private donations and R$ 1.5 million from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3.5 million, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 2.1 million) and serviços próprios prestados por terceiros (R$ 210 thousand). In 2010, R$ 5.4 million in committed spending.
Income in 2018R$ 3.5 millioncampaign closed
Spending in 2018R$ 3.5 millioncampaign closed; all paid
Spending in 2010R$ 5.4 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns22010 and 2018
Fundraising, where the money came from:
Electoral Fund (FEFC)
Other resources from the party and other campaigns
Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
FEFC 57% · individuals less than 1% · own funds 43%
Spending contracted
R$ 3.5 million
all paid (100%)
Printed materialsR$ 2.1 million61.4%
Serviços próprios prestados por terceirosR$ 210 thousand6.0%
Third-party servicesR$ 205 thousand5.8%
Candidacy promotion eventsR$ 150 thousand4.3%
10 other categoriesincludes R$ 7 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 270 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 787 thousand22.5%
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Printed materialsR$ 2.1 million39.0%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 190 thousand3.5%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 183 thousand3.4%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 166 thousand3.1%
11 other categoriesincludes R$ 605 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 2.7 million50.9%
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. 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.
R$ 45.7 million committed · 91% paid · 29 amendments in 22 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, Edison Lobão had R$ 45.7 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 29 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2019 budgets (legislative term 2015 a 2018), to 22 municipalities. R$ 41.4 million (91%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most was Saúde (68%). The cities that received the most were Primeira Cruz, Lago do Junco and Paulo Ramos.2
CommittedR$ 45.7 million2016 to 2019 budgets
PaidR$ 41.4 million91% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments29individual
Municipalities22different
By budget year
Budget
Committed
Paid
% paid
Amendments
Municipalities
2019
R$ 9.5 million
R$ 9.5 million
100%
14
0
2018
R$ 13.9 million
R$ 12.3 million
89%
4
3
2017
R$ 12.2 million
R$ 11.2 million
91%
4
10
2016
R$ 9.8 million
R$ 7.5 million
77%
6
12
Total
R$ 45.3 million
R$ 40.5 million
89%
28
22
Areas that received the most
1SaúdeR$ 31 million68.0%
2UrbanismoR$ 13.2 million29.0%
3Defesa NacionalR$ 1.1 million2.4%
Municipalities that received the most
1Primeira CruzR$ 2.2 million4.7%
2Lago do JuncoR$ 1.3 million2.9%
3Paulo RamosR$ 1.2 million2.7%
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.
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. ↩
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Candidacies
7 candidacies · elected in 1994, 2002 and 2010
This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.
Senator · 2018NOT ELECTED553,307GMA · 82 years · White · Higher education, complete · Senador · MDB · no. 150 · see full result
Senator · 1994ELECTED576,139GMA · 58 years · Higher education, complete · Jornalista · PFL · no. 253 · see full resultFederal Senate
Governor · 1990RunoffELECTED695,727GMA · 54 years · PFL · no. 25 · see full result
Governor · 1990First roundTO THE RUNOFF459,542GMA · 54 years · PFL · no. 25 · see full result
Federal Deputy · 1982ELECTED90,323GMA · 46 years · PDS · see full resultChamber of Deputies
Federal Deputy · 1978ELECTED56,236GMA · 42 years · ARENA · see full resultChamber of Deputies
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.
