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
1 March 1922
Presidential election
 
Party PR Mineiro Republican Reaction
Popular vote 466,877 317,714
Percentage 56.0% 38.1%
President before election

Epitacio Pessoa
PR Mineiro

 Elected President

Arthur Bernardes
PR Mineiro

Vice-presidential election
 
Candidate Urbano Santos José Joaquim Seabra
Party PR Mineiro Republican Reaction
Popular vote 447,595 330,529
Vice President before election

Bueno de Paiva
PR Mineiro

 Elected Vice President

Urbano Santos
PR Mineiro

Results

President
Candidate Party Votes %
Artur BernardesMineiro Republican Party466,87756.0
Nilo PeçanhaRepublican Reaction317,71438.1
Others48,6795.8
Invalid/blank votes–
Total833,270100
Registered voters/turnout1,305,826
Source: Nohlen

Vice-president
Candidate Party Votes %
Urbano SantosMineiro Republican Party447,595
José Joaquim SeabraRepublican Reaction330,529
Washington Luis368
Carlos de Campos61
Others
Invalid/blank votes–
Total
Registered voters
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.

Candidate Party Votes %
Estácio CoimbraMineiro Republican Party295,787
José Joaquim SeabraRepublican Reaction790
Others
Invalid/blank votes–
Total
Registered voters
Source: ICUB[4]

References
  1. Nohlen, D (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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