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 | % |
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Rodrigues Alves | Republican Party of São Paulo | 386,467 | 99.1 |
Nilo Peçanha | Rio Republican Party | 1,258 | 0.3 |
Rui Barbosa | Independent | 1,014 | 0.2 |
Others | 1,392 | 0.4 | |
Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
Total | 390,131 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
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