1930 Brazilian general election

1930 Brazilian general election

1 March 1930

Presidential election

Nominee Júlio Prestes Getúlio Vargas Party PRP AL Popular vote 1,091,709 742,794 Percentage 57.68% 39.25%

President before election Washington Luís PRP Elected President Júlio Prestes PRP

General elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1930. In the presidential elections the result was a victory for Júlio Prestes of the Republican Party of São Paulo, who received 57.7% of the vote.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Júlio Prestes	Paulista Republican Party	1,091,709	57.68
	Getúlio Vargas	Liberal Alliance	742,794	39.25
Other candidates			58,074	3.07
Total			1,892,577	100.00
Source: Nohlen

Aftermath

Prestes never took office as he was overthrown by the Brazilian Revolution on 24 October. The revolution was led by Vargas, an opponent of the oligarchic rule shared between the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais (known as the café com leite system). Vargas became President of Brazil, ruling until 1945.