Joao Azevêdo (PSB) was elected senator for Paraíba in 2026, with 1,391,994 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Joao Azevêdo (João Azevêdo Lins Filho) ran in 3 elections between 2018 and 2026, for senator and governor. He was elected 3 times: senator in 2026; governor in 2022 and 2018. The highest vote was in 2026, for senator for PB: 1,391,994 votes. In the 2026 campaign for senator for PB, reported R$ 3 million in income: R$ 2.6 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 86 thousand from private donations (3 donors) and R$ 350 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 730 thousand), content boosting (R$ 500 thousand) and third-party services (R$ 378 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$ 8.7 million in 2022 and R$ 4.4 million in 2018.
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Vote trend across elections
1,391,994 votes in 2026 (elected) · 3 elections
The votes of João Azevedo Lins Filho 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$ 3 million in income · R$ 3 million em gastos contratados
Joao Azevêdo reported income and spending to the TSE in 3 campaigns: governor for Paraíba in 2018 and 2022, and senator for Paraíba 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$ 3 million in income: R$ 2.6 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 86 thousand from private donations (3 donors) and R$ 350 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 3 million, mainly on production of radio, television or video programs (R$ 730 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 500 thousand); R$ 3 million has already been paid. In 2022, R$ 8.7 million in committed spending; in 2018, R$ 4.4 million in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.
Income in 2026R$ 3 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 3 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 3 million paid
Spending in 2022R$ 8.7 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns32018, 2022 and 2026
Fundraising, where the money came from:
Electoral Fund (FEFC)
Other resources from the party and other campaigns
Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 730 thousand24.2%
Content boostingR$ 500 thousand16.6%
Third-party servicesR$ 378 thousand12.5%
Advertising with stickersR$ 336 thousand11.1%
15 other categoriesincludes R$ 175 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 270 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 1.1 million35.7%
116 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 85% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 14% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 4.4 million
paid: R$ 3.8 million (88%)
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 1.6 million35.4%
Printed materialsR$ 710 thousand16.2%
Advertising with stickersR$ 542 thousand12.4%
Election polls or testsR$ 274 thousand6.3%
17 other categoriesincludes R$ 515 entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 1.3 million29.8%
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; 2022: TSE data of 13/09/2026; 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.
Senator · 2026ELECTED1,391,994GPB · 73 years · White · Higher education, complete · Engenheiro · PSB · no. 400 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Governor · 2022RunoffELECTED1,221,904GPB · 69 years · White · Higher education, complete · Engenheiro · PSB · no. 40 · 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.
