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1922 Brazilian presidential election
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Presidential election
1 March 1922
 
Candidate Arthur Bernardes Nilo Peçanha
Party MRP Republican Reaction
Popular vote 466,877 317,714
Percentage 56.03% 38.13%
President before election

Epitacio Pessoa
MRP

Elected President

Arthur Bernardes
MRP

Vice-presidential election
22 August 1922
 
Candidate Estácio Coimbra José Joaquim Seabra
Party MRP Republican Reaction
Popular vote 295,787 790
Vice President before election

Bueno de Paiva
MRP

Elected Vice President

Estácio Coimbra
MRP

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 Bernardes Mineiro Republican Party466,87756.03
Nilo Peçanha Republican Reaction317,71438.13
Other candidates48,6795.84
Total833,270100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,305,826–
Source: Nohlen

Vice-president

CandidatePartyVotes%
Urbano Santos Mineiro Republican Party447,595 
José Joaquim Seabra Republican 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 Coimbra Mineiro 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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