Brazilian general election, 1918

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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 99.1% 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

Candidate Party Votes %
Rodrigues AlvesRepublican Party of São Paulo386,46799.1
Nilo PeçanhaRio Republican Party1,2580.3
Rui BarbosaIndependent1,0140.2
Others1,3920.4
Invalid/blank votes
Total390,131100
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, p230
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