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General elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1918.[1] The presidential elections were won by former President Rodrigues Alves, who received 99% of the vote.[2] However, he died of the Spanish flu in 1919 before he could take office. Vice-president Delfim Moreira became Acting President until fresh elections were held on 13 April 1919.
Results
[edit]The estimated population of Brazil in 1918 was of 28.9 million, of which just 1,726,000 were eligible to vote.
President
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Rodrigues Alves | Paulista Republican Party | 386,467 | 99.06 | |
Nilo Peçanha | Fluminense Republican Party | 1,258 | 0.32 | |
Ruy Barbosa | Independent | 1,014 | 0.26 | |
Other candidates | 1,392 | 0.36 | ||
Total | 390,131 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p. 230