1918 Brazilian general election

1918 Brazilian general election

1 March 1918

Presidential election

Nominee Rodrigues Alves Nilo Peçanha Party PRP Rio Republican Party Popular vote 386,467 1,258 Percentage 99.06% 0.32%

General elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1918. The presidential elections were won by former President Rodrigues Alves, who received 99.1% of the vote. 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

The estimated population of Brazil in 1918 was of 28.9 million, of which just 1,726,000 were eligible to vote.

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rodrigues Alves	Paulista Republican Party	386,467	99.06
	Nilo Peçanha	Rio Republican Party	1,258	0.32
	Ruy Barbosa	Independent	1,014	0.26
Other candidates			1,392	0.36
Total			390,131	100.00
Source: Nohlen