Brazilian presidential election, 1919

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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 PessoaParaíba's Republican Party286,37371.0
Rui BarbosaIndependent116,41428.9
Others5280.1
Invalid/blank votes
Total403,315100
Source: Nohlen

References

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


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