Zé Maranhão (José Targino Maranhão) ran in 15 elections between 1954 and 2018, for governor, senator, mayor, vice governor, federal deputy and state deputy, according to data from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). He was elected 11 times: senator in 2014 and 2002; governor in 1998; vice governor in 1994; federal deputy in 1990, 1986 and 1982; state deputy in 1966, 1962, 1958 and 1954. The highest vote was in 2006, for governor for PB: 950,269 votes. In the Federal Senate, had R$ 70.9 million committed in 53 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2020 budgets, to 119 municipalities; 84% has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. In the 2018 campaign for governor for PB, reported R$ 4.2 million in income: R$ 3.4 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 51 thousand de outras campanhas, R$ 35 thousand from private donations (7 donors) and R$ 754 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 5.3 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 2.6 million), activists and street mobilization (R$ 769 thousand) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 613 thousand). In previous campaigns, already closed, reported contracted spending of R$ 4.2 million in 2014 and R$ 1.4 million in 2012.
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Vote trend across elections
335,604 votes in 2018 · 15 elections
The votes of José Targino Maranhão 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.GovernorSenatorMayorticket 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
2018: R$ 4.2 million in income · R$ 5.3 million em gastos contratados
Zé Maranhão reported income and spending to the TSE in 5 campaigns: governor for Paraíba in 2006, 2010 and 2018, mayor in João Pessoa (PB) in 2012, and senator for Paraíba in 2014. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2018, reported R$ 4.2 million in income: R$ 3.4 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 51 thousand de outras campanhas, R$ 35 thousand from private donations (7 donors) and R$ 754 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 5.3 million, mainly on third-party services (R$ 2.6 million) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 769 thousand). In 2014, R$ 4.2 million in committed spending; in 2012, 48% of the R$ 1.4 million in committed spending went to production of radio, television or video programs.
Income in 2018R$ 4.2 millioncampaign closed
Spending in 2018R$ 5.3 millioncontracted
Spending in 2014R$ 4.2 millioncontracted, campaign closed
Campaigns5from 2006 to 2018
Fundraising, where the money came from:
Electoral Fund (FEFC)
Party Fund
Other resources from the party and other campaigns
Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
FEFC 80% · party and other campaigns 1% · individuals less than 1% · own funds 18%
Spending contracted
R$ 5.3 million
paid: R$ 4.1 million (78%)
Third-party servicesR$ 2.6 million49.0%
Activists and street mobilizationR$ 769 thousand14.5%
Printed materialsR$ 613 thousand11.6%
Advertising with stickersR$ 385 thousand7.3%
14 other categoriesincludes R$ 17 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 173 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 930 thousand17.6%
Party Fund 4% · party and other campaigns 81% · individuals 6% · companies 8% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 4.2 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 1 million24.1%
Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 778 thousand18.3%
Third-party servicesR$ 687 thousand16.2%
Printed materialsR$ 595 thousand14.0%
13 other categoriesincludes R$ 3 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 210 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 1.2 million27.3%
Party Fund less than 1% · party and other campaigns 86% · individuals 9% · companies 4% · own funds 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 1.4 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 685 thousand48.0%
Printed materialsR$ 261 thousand18.3%
Advertising with sound carsR$ 148 thousand10.4%
Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 65 thousand4.5%
12 other categoriesincludes R$ 61 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 3 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 269 thousand18.8%
party and other campaigns 73% · individuals 3% · companies 23% · own funds 2%
Spending contracted
R$ 19.9 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 8.1 million40.9%
Printed materialsR$ 5.4 million27.0%
Advertising with sound carsR$ 1.6 million7.9%
StaffR$ 654 thousand3.3%
21 other categoriesincludes R$ 382 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified" and R$ 460 thousand donated to other candidates and partiesR$ 4.2 million21.0%
party and other campaigns 17% · individuals less than 1% · companies 58% · own funds 24%
Spending contracted
R$ 2.8 million
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
Printed materialsR$ 844 thousand30.3%
Production of radio, television or video programsR$ 384 thousand13.8%
Locação/cessão de bens móveisR$ 355 thousand12.8%
Third-party servicesR$ 293 thousand10.5%
18 other categoriesincludes R$ 167 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 908 thousand32.6%
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. 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.
R$ 70.9 million committed · 84% paid · 53 amendments in 119 municipalities
Federal Senate. For information only, based on public data1 · summary and analysis generated with AI2 · data updated on 10/14/20263
In the Federal Senate, Zé Maranhão had R$ 70.9 million committed (amount pledged by the government) in 53 individual amendments to the 2016 to 2020 budgets, to 119 municipalities. R$ 59.4 million (84%) has already been paid, counting carried-over payables. The area that received the most in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term was Saúde (52%). The cities that received the most in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term were Cabedelo, Campina Grande and Conde. By legislative term: in the 2019 a 2022 legislative term, R$ 15.9 million in 8 amendments; in the 2015 a 2018 legislative term, R$ 55 million in 45 amendments.2
CommittedR$ 70.9 million2016 to 2020 budgets
PaidR$ 59.4 million84% of the committed amount, with carried-over payables
Amendments53individual
Municipalities119different
By budget year (legislative term 2019 a 2022)
Budget
Committed
Paid
% paid
Amendments
Municipalities
2020
R$ 15.9 million
R$ 9.7 million
61%
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Areas that received the most (2019 a 2022)
1SaúdeR$ 8.3 million52.4%
2Gestão AmbientalR$ 5.5 million34.6%
3EducaçãoR$ 1.8 million11.1%
Municipalities that received the most (2019 a 2022)
1CabedeloR$ 5.4 million33.8%
2Campina GrandeR$ 400 thousand2.5%
3CondeR$ 300 thousand1.9%
Source: Transparency Portal (CGU), organized by Radar do Voto, collected at the source in Oct 2026. Only individual amendments, including special transfers (the "Pix amendments"); the amount is the committed amount, and paid includes carried-over payables. Caucus, committee and rapporteur amendments, which do not have a single author, are in the dashboard.
Disclaimer. Information for reference only, organized by Radar do Voto from public data. It does not replace checking the original source: the Transparency Portal (CGU) and the Federal Senate website. Radar do Voto is not responsible for decisions made based only on this information. ↩
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Analysis generated with AI. The summary and analysis texts in this section were generated with the help of artificial intelligence from these data and may contain inaccuracies. When in doubt, the numbers from the original source prevail. ↩
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May be out of date. Committed and paid amounts change during the year, and this section may not reflect the most recent publication from the source. Data updated on 10/14/2026, collected at the source in Oct 2026. ↩
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Candidacies
15 candidacies · elected in 1998, 2002 and 2014
This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.
Governor · 2018NOT ELECTED335,604GPB · 82 years · Pardo (mixed race) · Higher education, complete · Senador · MDB · no. 15 · see full result
Governor · 1998ELECTED877,852GPB · 62 years · Higher education, complete · Membros do Poder Executivo: Presidente, Ministro, Governador, Prefeito · PMDB · no. 15 · see full result
Vice Governor · 1994ELECTEDRUNOFF781,349GPB · 58 years · Higher education, complete · Advogado · PMDB · no. 155 · First round: 525,396 · a running mate does not receive individual votes · see full result
Federal Deputy · 1990ELECTED25,860GPB · 54 years · PMDB · no. 1555 · see full resultChamber of Deputies
Federal Deputy · 1986ELECTED47,873GPB · 50 years · PMDB · no. 1555 · see full resultChamber of Deputies
Federal Deputy · 1982ELECTED41,819GPB · 46 years · PMDB · see full resultChamber of Deputies
State Deputy · 1966ELECTED4,830GPB · 30 years · MDB · see full result
State Deputy · 1962ELECTED3,510GPB · 26 years · see full result
State Deputy · 1958ELECTED2,947GPB · 22 years · PSP · see full result
State Deputy · 1954ELECTED3,153GPB · 18 years · PTB · 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.
