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Davi Benevides

David Santa Cruz Benevides (legal name)
3 elections between 2016 and 2026 · latest party PSDB
36 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Engenheiro
Candidate for State Deputy · Ceará · 2026 elections · PSDB · no. 45456
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Davi Benevides (PSDB) was elected state deputy for Ceará in 2026, with 38,833 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Davi Benevides (David Santa Cruz Benevides) ran in 3 elections between 2016 and 2026, for state deputy and mayor. He was elected 3 times: state deputy in 2026; mayor of Redenção in 2020 and 2016. The highest vote was in 2026, for state deputy for CE: 38,833 votes. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for CE, reported R$ 423 thousand in income: R$ 350 thousand from private donations (3 donors) and R$ 73 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 448 thousand, mainly on third-party services (R$ 168 thousand), advertising with printed materials (R$ 81 thousand) and legal services (R$ 50 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$ 110 thousand in 2020 and R$ 112 thousand in 2016.

State Deputy · 2026
38,833
votes · CE
ELECTED
Term ends in 2030
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Vote trend across elections

38,833 votes in 2026 (elected) · 3 elections

The votes of David Santa Cruz Benevides 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.

MayorState Dep.

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$ 423 thousand in income · R$ 448 thousand em gastos contratados

Davi Benevides reported income and spending to the TSE in 3 campaigns: mayor in Redenção (CE) in 2016 and 2020, and state deputy for Ceará 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$ 423 thousand in income: R$ 350 thousand from private donations (3 donors) and R$ 73 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 448 thousand, mainly on third-party services (R$ 168 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 81 thousand); R$ 132 thousand has already been paid. In 2020, R$ 110 thousand in spending; in 2016, R$ 112 thousand in committed spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 423 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 448 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 132 thousand paid
Spending in 2020R$ 110 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns32016, 2020 and 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Own funds
2026partialState deputy, CearáSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 423 thousand
3 individual donors
individuals 83% · own funds 17%
Spending contracted
R$ 448 thousand
paid so far: R$ 132 thousand (29%)
  • Third-party servicesR$ 168 thousand37.4%
  • Printed materialsR$ 81 thousand18.0%
  • Legal servicesR$ 50 thousand11.2%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 45 thousand10.0%
  • 7 other categoriesR$ 105 thousand23.5%
2020Mayor, Redenção (CE)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 110 thousand
3 individual donors
FEFC 45% · individuals 55%
Spending contracted
R$ 110 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 18 thousand16.4%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 15 thousand13.7%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 14 thousand13.1%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 10 thousand9.2%
  • 10 other categoriesincludes R$ 4 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 52 thousand47.6%
2016Mayor, Redenção (CE)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 112 thousand
8 individual donors
individuals 100%
Spending contracted
R$ 112 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 27 thousand23.9%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 21 thousand18.6%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 15 thousand13.4%
  • Production of jingles, vignettes and slogansR$ 10 thousand9.0%
  • 8 other categoriesincludes R$ 9 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 39 thousand35.1%

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; 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.

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Candidacies

3 candidacies · elected in 2016, 2020 and 2026

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.