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Helen Cabral

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Helen Cabral
Helen Martins Cabral (legal name)
8 elections between 2004 and 2026 · PT
56 years old in 2026 · Female · Higher education, complete
Professor de Ensino Médio
Candidate for State Deputy · Rio Grande do Sul · 2026 elections · PT · no. 13730
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Helen Cabral (PT) became an alternate for state deputy for Rio Grande do Sul in 2026, with 7,603 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Helen Cabral (Helen Martins Cabral) ran in 8 elections between 2004 and 2026, for state deputy, city councillor, deputy mayor and mayor. She was elected 2 times: city councillor of Santa Maria in 2024 and 2008. The highest vote was in 2012, for mayor in Santa Maria/RS: 37,113 votes. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for RS, reported R$ 368 thousand in income: R$ 364 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 4 thousand from private donations (an online crowdfunding campaign). Contracted spending totals R$ 74 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 42 thousand), activists and street mobilization (R$ 13 thousand) and legal services (R$ 8 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$ 71 thousand in 2024 (50% on advertising with printed materials) and R$ 25 thousand in 2020.

City Councillor · 2024
2,555
votes · Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul
ELECTED
Term ends in 2028
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Vote trend across elections

7,603 votes in 2026 · 8 elections

The votes of Helen Martins Cabral 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.

City CouncillorMayorState Dep.ticket 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.

Campaign funding

2026 (partial): R$ 368 thousand in income · R$ 74 thousand em gastos contratados

Helen Cabral reported income and spending to the TSE in 6 campaigns: city councillor in Santa Maria (RS) in 2008, 2020 and 2024, mayor in Santa Maria (RS) in 2012, and state deputy for Rio Grande do Sul in 2014 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$ 368 thousand in income: R$ 364 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 4 thousand from private donations (an online crowdfunding campaign). Contracted spending totals R$ 74 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 42 thousand) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 13 thousand); R$ 74 thousand has already been paid. In 2024, 50% of the R$ 71 thousand in spending went to advertising with printed materials; in 2020, 58% of the R$ 25 thousand in spending went to advertising with printed materials. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 368 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 74 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 74 thousand paid
Spending in 2024R$ 71 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns6from 2008 to 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2026partialState deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 368 thousand
donations from individuals and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 99% · individuals 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 74 thousand
paid so far: R$ 74 thousand (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 42 thousand56.3%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 13 thousand18.0%
  • Legal servicesR$ 8 thousand10.8%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 4 thousand5.6%
  • 4 other categoriesR$ 7 thousand9.3%
2024City councillor, Santa Maria (RS)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 75 thousand
8 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 67% · party and other campaigns 1% · individuals 22% · own funds 9%
Spending contracted
R$ 71 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 35 thousand50.2%
  • StaffR$ 23 thousand33.0%
  • FoodR$ 4 thousand6.3%
  • Content boostingR$ 4 thousand5.7%
  • 4 other categoriesR$ 3 thousand4.9%
2020City councillor, Santa Maria (RS)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 28 thousand
6 individual donors and an online crowdfunding campaign
FEFC 35% · individuals 48% · own funds 18%
Spending contracted
R$ 25 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 14 thousand57.5%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 5 thousand20.3%
  • Content boostingR$ 1 thousand5.3%
  • StaffR$ 1 thousand4.1%
  • 8 other categoriesR$ 3 thousand12.9%
See the 3 previous campaigns
2014State deputy, Rio Grande do SulSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 181 thousand
29 individual donors
party and other campaigns 64% · individuals 32% · companies 3% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 181 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 106 thousand58.5%
  • Printed materialsR$ 18 thousand10.0%
  • Property rentalR$ 15 thousand8.0%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 14 thousand7.5%
  • 11 other categoriesincludes R$ 6 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 29 thousand16.0%
2012Mayor, Santa Maria (RS)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 822 thousand
26 individual donors
party 60% · individuals 11% · companies 28% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 516 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 158 thousand30.6%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 104 thousand20.1%
  • Printed materialsR$ 87 thousand16.9%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 53 thousand10.3%
  • 11 other categoriesR$ 114 thousand22.1%
2008City councillor, Santa Maria (RS)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 65 thousand
34 individual donors
individuals 74% · companies 20% · own funds 6%
Spending contracted
R$ 65 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • StaffR$ 15 thousand23.3%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 12 thousand18.9%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 11 thousand16.4%
  • Printed materialsR$ 10 thousand14.9%
  • 8 other categoriesincludes R$ 3 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 17 thousand26.4%

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. 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. 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.

See donors, suppliers and spending ›

Candidacies

8 candidacies · elected in 2008 and 2024

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.

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.