Gilberto Kassab ran in 7 elections between 1990 and 2014, for senator, mayor, deputy mayor, federal deputy and state deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). He was elected 5 times: mayor of São Paulo in 2008; deputy mayor of São Paulo in 2004; federal deputy in 2002 and 1998; state deputy in 1994. The highest vote was in 2008, for mayor in São Paulo/SP: 3,790,558 votes. In 2026, was a candidate for vice president with the PSD. In the 2014 campaign for senator for SP, reported R$ 15.3 million in income: R$ 2.9 million from the Party Fund, R$ 11.2 million de outros recursos do partido, R$ 72 thousand from private donations (6 donors) and R$ 1.2 million from companies. Contracted spending totals R$ 15.3 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 10 million), transportation or travel (R$ 1.2 million) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 969 thousand). In the 2008 campaign, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 29.7 million.
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Vote trend across elections
1,128,582 votes in 2014 · 8 elections
The votes of Gilberto Kassab 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.
State Dep.Federal Dep.MayorSenatorPresidentticket votes (running mate/alternate)
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. The hatched bar marks an executive running mate or an alternate senator: they do not receive individual votes, so the bar shows the ticket votes of the main candidate (hence the "ticket" next to the number). 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
2014: R$ 15.3 million in income · R$ 15.3 million em gastos contratados
Gilberto Kassab reported income and spending to the TSE in 2 campaigns: mayor in São Paulo (SP) in 2008, and senator for São Paulo in 2014. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2014, reported R$ 15.3 million in income: R$ 2.9 million from the Party Fund, R$ 11.2 million de outros recursos do partido, R$ 72 thousand from private donations (6 donors) and R$ 1.2 million from companies. Contracted spending totals R$ 15.3 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 10 million) and transportation or travel (R$ 1.2 million). In 2008, R$ 29.7 million in committed spending.
Income in 2014R$ 15.3 millioncampaign closed
Spending in 2014R$ 15.3 millioncontracted
Spending in 2008R$ 29.7 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns22008 and 2014
Fundraising, where the money came from:
Party Fund
Other resources from the party and other campaigns
Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
party and other campaigns 96% · individuals less than 1% · companies 4% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 29.7 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Third-party servicesR$ 9.9 million33.2%
Printed materialsR$ 2 million6.8%
Transportation or travelR$ 1.6 million5.5%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 1 million3.4%
19 other categoriesR$ 15.2 million51.1%
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. 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.
Vice President · 2026Deferido—GBR · 66 years · White · Higher education, complete · Engenheiro · PSD · no. 55 · candidacy registered for the election of 4 de outubro de 2026 · see full resultcandidacy registration
Senator · 2014NOT ELECTED1,128,582GSP · 54 years · White · Higher education, complete · Empresário · PSD · no. 555 · see full result
Deputy Mayor · 2004ELECTEDRUNOFF3,330,179LSão Paulo, São Paulo · 44 years · Higher education, complete · Engenheiro · PFL · no. 45 · First round: 2,686,396 · a running mate does not receive individual votes · see full result
Deputy Mayor · 2004ELECTEDRUNOFF3,330,179LSão Paulo, São Paulo · 44 years · Higher education, complete · Engenheiro · PFL · no. 45 · First round: 2,686,396 · a running mate does not receive individual votes · see full result
State Deputy · 1994ELECTED · REMAINDER36,303GSP · 34 years · Higher education, complete · Engenheiro · PL · no. 22222 · see full resultLegislative Assembly
State Deputy · 1990ALTERNATE8,364GSP · 30 years · PL · no. 22266 · 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.
The 2026 candidacy comes from the candidacy registry published by the TSE (the election is on 4 de outubro de 2026). The result is not yet part of this database, so this line appears without votes. The TSE republishes this file while the registrations are ruled on.