1919 Brazilian presidential election
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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 Paraíba's Republican Party (and supported by the Republican Party of São Paulo and the Mineiro Republican Party), who received 71.0% of the vote.[2]
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Epitácio Pessoa | Paraíba's Republican Party | 286,373 | 71.0 |
Rui Barbosa | Independent | 116,414 | 28.9 |
Others | 528 | 0.1 | |
Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
Total | 403,315 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p231