1922 Brazilian presidential election

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1922 Brazilian presidential election
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Presidential election
1 March 1922
  Artur Bernardes (colorido) (1922-1926) (cropped).jpg Nilo Peçanha 02 (cropped).jpg
Candidate Arthur Bernardes Nilo Peçanha
Party PR Mineiro
Popular vote 466,877 317,714
Percentage 56.03% 38.13%
President before election

Epitacio Pessoa
PR Mineiro

Elected President

Arthur Bernardes
PR Mineiro

Vice-presidential election
22 August 1922
  Estacio Coimbra.jpg JJ Seabra.jpg
Candidate Estácio Coimbra
Party PR Mineiro
Popular vote 295,787 790
Vice President before election

Bueno de Paiva
PR Mineiro

Elected Vice President

Estácio Coimbra
PR Mineiro

Presidential and vice-presidential elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1922.[1] The result was a victory for Artur Bernardes of the Mineiro Republican Party, who received 56% of the vote.[2]

Results[]

President[]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Artur BernardesMinas Republican Party466,87756.03
Nilo Peçanha317,71438.13
Other candidates48,6795.84
Total833,270100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,305,826–
Source: Nohlen

Vice-president[]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Urbano SantosMineiro Republican Party447,595 
330,529 
Washington Luis368 
Carlos de Campos61 
Other candidates 
Total
Source: Prazeres[3]

Aftermath[]

Urbano Santos died before being sworn in as Vice President. A second vice-presidential election was held on 22 August, which was won by Estácio Coimbra.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Estácio CoimbraMinas Republican Party295,787 
Republican Reaction790 
Other candidates 
Total
Source: ICUB[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p231
  3. ^ Otto Prazeres (1922) A presidencia de republica, p175
  4. ^ Juscelino Kubitschek, el hombre y su obra, Instituto de Cultura Uruguayo-Brasileño (1958), p25
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