1922 Brazilian presidential election

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]

1922 Brazilian presidential election
Presidential election
1 March 1922
 
Candidate Arthur Bernardes Nilo Peçanha
Party PR Mineiro Republican Reaction
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
 
Candidate Estácio Coimbra José Joaquim Seabra
Party PR Mineiro Republican Reaction
Popular vote 295,787 790
Vice President before election

Bueno de Paiva
PR Mineiro

 Elected Vice President

Estácio Coimbra
PR Mineiro

Results

President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Artur BernardesMinas Republican Party466,87756.03
Nilo PeçanhaRepublican Reaction317,71438.13
Other candidates48,6795.84
Total833,270100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,305,826–
Source: Nohlen

Vice-president
CandidatePartyVotes%
Urbano SantosMineiro Republican Party447,595 
José Joaquim SeabraRepublican Reaction330,529 
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 
José Joaquim SeabraRepublican 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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