1930 Brazilian general election

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1930 Brazilian general election

1 March 1930
Presidential election
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Nominee Júlio Prestes Getúlio Vargas
Party PRP AL
Popular vote 1,091,709 742,794
Percentage 57.68% 39.25%


President before election

Washington Luís
PRP

Elected President

Júlio Prestes
PRP

General elections were held in

Republican Party of São Paulo, who received 57.7% of the vote.[2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Júlio PrestesPaulista Republican Party1,091,70957.68
Getúlio VargasLiberal Alliance742,79439.25
Other candidates58,0743.07
Total1,892,577100.00
Source: Nohlen

Aftermath

Prestes never took office as he was overthrown by the

café com leite system). Vargas became President of Brazil
, ruling until 1945.

References