1906 Brazilian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1906. The presidential elections were won by Afonso Pena of the Republican Party of Minas Gerais, who received 98% of the vote. Nilo Peçanha of the Republican Party of Rio de Janeiro was elected vice-president, also receiving 98% of the vote.

1906 Brazilian presidential election

1 March 1906

Presidential election

Nominee Afonso Pena Lauro Sodré Party PRM PRP Popular vote 288,285 4,865 Percentage 97.92% 1.65%

Results by state

President before election Rodrigues Alves PRP Elected President Afonso Pena PRM

Vice-presidential election

Nominee Nilo Peçanha Alfredo Varela Party PRF Popular vote 272,529 618 Percentage 97.96% 0.21%

President before election Afonso Pena PRM Elected President Nilo Peçanha PRR

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Afonso Pena	Republican Party of Minas Gerais	288,285	97.92
	Lauro Sodré	Republican Party of Paraná	4,865	1.65
	Ruy Barbosa		207	0.07
	Campos Sales		95	0.03
	Severino Vieira		78	0.03
97 other candidates			871	0.30
Total			294,401	100.00
Source: Nohlen, Presidential Elections

Vice president

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nilo Peçanha	Republican Party of Rio de Janeiro	272,529	92.96
	Alfredo Varela		618	0.21
	Ruy Barbosa		211	0.07
	Rosa e Silva		207	0.07
	Joaquim Sena		206	0.07
200 other candidates			19,399	6.62
Total			293,170	100.00
Source: Presidential Elections

References

Bibliography

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