1918 Brazilian general election

General elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1918.^[1] The presidential elections were won by former President Rodrigues Alves, who received 99% of the vote.^[2] 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.

1918 Brazilian general election

1 March 1918

Presidential election

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

Results by state

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	Fluminense 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