Brazilian presidential election, 1910

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Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1910.[1] The result was a victory for Hermes da Fonseca, who received 57.1% of the vote. Fonseca was supported by several of the most influential Republican parties, whilst his main opponent Rui Barbosa was supported by the Civilist Campaign, a movement opposed to da Fonseca.[2] After the election da Fonseca was also supported by the Conservative Republican Party.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Hermes da Fonseca 403,86757.1
Rui BarbosaCivilist Campaign222,82231.5
Others80,96211.4
Invalid/blank votes
Total707,651100
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. 1 2 Nohlen, p230
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