Nelson Spolaor (PT) became an alternate for state deputy for Rio Grande do Sul in 2026, with 12,153 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Nelson Spolaor ran in 11 elections between 1996 and 2026, for state deputy, mayor and city councillor. He was elected 2 times: mayor of Sapiranga in 2008; city councillor of Sapiranga in 1996. The highest vote was in 2024, for mayor in São Leopoldo/RS: 44,208 votes. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for RS, reported R$ 133 thousand in income: R$ 131 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 2 thousand from private donations (3 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 26 thousand, mainly on staff (R$ 22 thousand), property rental (R$ 5 thousand) and content boosting (R$ 70). 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$ 1 million in 2024 and R$ 148 thousand in 2020.
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Vote trend across elections
12,153 votes in 2026 · 11 elections
The votes of Nelson Spolaor 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$ 133 thousand in income · R$ 26 thousand em gastos contratados
Nelson Spolaor reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: mayor in Sapiranga (RS) in 2008, 2016 and 2020, state deputy for Rio Grande do Sul in 2014, 2018 and 2026, and mayor in São Leopoldo (RS) in 2024. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 133 thousand in income: R$ 131 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC) and R$ 2 thousand from private donations (3 donors). Contracted spending totals R$ 26 thousand, mainly on staff (R$ 22 thousand) and property rental (R$ 5 thousand); R$ 26 thousand has already been paid. In 2024, R$ 1 million in committed spending; in 2020, R$ 148 thousand in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.
Income in 2026R$ 133 thousandpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 26 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 26 thousand paid
Spending in 2024R$ 1 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns7from 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)
party 32% · individuals 32% · companies 27% · own funds 9%
Spending contracted
R$ 111 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Advertising with sound carsR$ 31 thousand27.9%
Printed materialsR$ 30 thousand27.0%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 20 thousand17.9%
Mail and postageR$ 12 thousand10.7%
9 other categoriesincludes R$ 1 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 6 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 18 thousand16.5%
party 22% · individuals 27% · companies 24% · own funds 18% · other 9%
Spending contracted
R$ 283 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Printed materialsR$ 62 thousand22.0%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 44 thousand15.4%
Advertising in newspapers and magazinesR$ 41 thousand14.6%
Advertising with sound carsR$ 26 thousand9.4%
16 other categoriesincludes R$ 26 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 109 thousand38.6%
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; 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.
State Deputy · 2026ALTERNATE12,153GRS · 59 years · White · Higher education, complete · Advogado · PT · no. 13999 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Mayor · 2024NOT ELECTED44,208LSão Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul · 57 years · White · Higher education, complete · Advogado · PT · no. 13 · see full result
Federação: PT / PC do B / PV · Coligação: PDT / PT / PC do B / PV / PSB / UNIÃO / PSD
State Deputy · 1998ALTERNATE6,269GRS · 31 years · Higher education, complete · Membros do Poder Legislativo: Senador, Deputados e Vereador · PT · no. 13615 · see full result
Coligação: PC do B / PCB / PSB / PT
City Councillor · 1996ELECTED542LSapiranga, Rio Grande do Sul · 29 years · Higher education, incomplete · Auxiliar de Contabilidade · PT · no. 13615 · 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.