1919 Brazilian presidential election

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1919 Brazilian presidential election

← 1918 13 April 1919 1922 →
 
Nominee Epitácio Pessoa Ruy Barbosa
Party PRM Independent
Popular vote 286,373 116,414
Percentage 71.00% 28.86%


President before election

Delfim Moreira
PRP

Elected President

Epitácio Pessoa
Republican Party of Minas Gerais

Early presidential elections were held in Brazil on 13 April 1919,[1] following the death of Rodrigues Alves, who had been elected the previous year. The result was a victory for Epitácio Pessoa of the Republican Party of Minas Gerais (and supported by the Republican Party of São Paulo and the Republican Party of Minas Gerais), who received 71% of the vote.[2]

Results[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Epitácio PessoaRepublican Party of Minas Gerais286,37371.00
Ruy BarbosaIndependent116,41428.86
Other candidates5280.13
Total403,315100.00
Source: Nohlen

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p231