1919 Brazilian presidential election
13 April 1919
 
Nominee Epitácio Pessoa Ruy Barbosa
Party PRP Independent
Popular vote 286,373 116,414
Percentage 71.00% 28.86%
President before election

Delfim Moreira
PRP

 Elected President

Epitácio Pessoa
PRP

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 Republican Party (and supported by the Paulista Republican Party and the Minas Republican Party), who received 71% of the vote.[2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Epitácio PessoaParaíba Republican Party286,37371.00
Ruy BarbosaIndependent116,41428.86
Other candidates5280.13
Total403,315100.00
Source: Nohlen

References

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