Renata Paiva (MDB) became an alternate for federal deputy for São Paulo in 2026, with 28,609 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Renata Paiva (Renata Lemes de Paiva Mendes da Costa) ran in 9 elections between 2000 and 2026, for federal deputy, mayor, state deputy and city councillor. She was elected 3 times: city councillor of São José dos Campos in 2016, 2012 and 2008. The highest vote was in 2018, for state deputy for SP: 35,514 votes. In the 2026 campaign for federal deputy for SP, reported R$ 2.3 million in income: R$ 2 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 135 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 148 thousand from private donations (102 donors) and R$ 22 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 2.2 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 1.2 million), advertising with printed materials (R$ 334 thousand) and third-party services (R$ 231 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$ 238 thousand in 2020 and R$ 899 thousand in 2018.
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Vote trend across elections
28,609 votes in 2026 · 9 elections
The votes of Renata Lemes de Paiva Mendes da Costa 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$ 2.3 million in income · R$ 2.2 million em gastos contratados
Renata Paiva reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: federal deputy for São Paulo in 2006 and 2026, city councillor in São José dos Campos (SP) in 2008, 2012 and 2016, state deputy for São Paulo in 2018, and mayor in São José dos Campos (SP) in 2020. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 2.3 million in income: R$ 2 million from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 135 thousand de outros recursos do partido, R$ 148 thousand from private donations (102 donors) and R$ 22 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 2.2 million, mainly on activists and street mobilization (R$ 1.2 million) and advertising with printed materials (R$ 334 thousand); R$ 2.2 million has already been paid. In 2020, R$ 238 thousand in spending; in 2018, R$ 899 thousand in spending. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 14/10/2026.
Income in 2026R$ 2.3 millionpartial, until 14/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 2.2 millioncontracted, partial; R$ 2.2 million paid
Spending in 2020R$ 238 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns7from 2006 to 2026
Fundraising, where the money came from:
Electoral Fund (FEFC)
Party Fund
Other resources from the party and other campaigns
Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
party and other campaigns 6% · individuals 26% · companies less than 1% · own funds 2% · other 66%
Spending contracted
R$ 221 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
FoodR$ 36 thousand16.1%
Fuel and lubricantsR$ 18 thousand8.0%
Printed materialsR$ 11 thousand4.8%
Advertising with sound carsR$ 7 thousand3.2%
12 other categoriesincludes R$ 69 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 150 thousand67.9%
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; 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.
Federal Deputy · 2026ALTERNATE28,609GSP · 65 years · White · Higher education, complete · Advogado · MDB · no. 1510 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Mayor · 2020NOT ELECTED16,528LSão José dos Campos, São Paulo · 59 years · White · Higher education, complete · Advogado · PSD · no. 55 · see full result
City Councillor · 2016ELECTED8,940LSão José dos Campos, São Paulo · 55 years · White · Higher education, complete · Advogado · PSD · no. 55123 · see full result
City Councillor · 2012ELECTED8,745LSão José dos Campos, São Paulo · 51 years · Higher education, complete · Vereador · DEM · no. 25200 · see full result
City Councillor · 2008ELECTED6,733LSão José dos Campos, São Paulo · 47 years · Higher education, complete · Advogado · DEM · no. 25200 · see full result
City Councillor · 2004ALTERNATE2,873LSão José dos Campos, São Paulo · 43 years · Higher education, complete · Advogado · PFL · no. 25200 · see full result
City Councillor · 2000ALTERNATE1,653LSão José dos Campos, São Paulo · 39 years · Higher education, complete · Advogado · PFL · no. 25200 · see full result
Coligação: PFL / PV
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.
Federal Deputy · 2026ALTERNATE28,609GSP · 65 years · White · Higher education, complete · Advogado · MDB · no. 1510 · see full resultcampaign finance report
Mayor · 2020NOT ELECTED16,528LSão José dos Campos, São Paulo · 59 years · White · Higher education, complete · Advogado · PSD · no. 55 · see full result
State Deputy · 2018ALTERNATE35,514GSP · 57 years · White · Higher education, complete · Empresário · PSD · no. 55123 · see full result
City Councillor · 2016ELECTED8,940LSão José dos Campos, São Paulo · 55 years · White · Higher education, complete · Advogado · PSD · no. 55123 · see full result
City Councillor · 2012ELECTED8,745LSão José dos Campos, São Paulo · 51 years · Higher education, complete · Vereador · DEM · no. 25200 · see full result
