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1906 Brazilian Presidential Election

1 March 1906 · The Old Republic

Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1906. The presidential elections were won by Afonso Pena of the Mineiro Republican Party, who received 98% of the vote.

An Old Republic election: a very restricted, literate-male franchise, open voting and machine control make the recorded totals a poor guide to popular opinion.

President before

Rodrigues Alves

PRP

Elected President

Afonso Pena

PRM

Winning share

97.9%

Turnout

The result

Afonso PenaMineiro Republican Party288.28597.92%
Lauro SodréParaná Republican Party4.8651.65%
Ruy Barbosa2072070.07%
Campos Sales95950.03%
Severino Vieira78780.03%
97 other candidates8718710.30%