1918 Brazilian general election

1918 Brazilian general election
1 March 1918
Presidential election
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Nominee Rodrigues Alves Nilo Peçanha
Party PRP PRF
Popular vote 386,467 1,258
Percentage 99.06% 0.32%
Results by state

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.

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. ^ Nohlen, p. 230