1945 Brazilian Presidential Election
2 December 1945 · The populist republic
General elections were held in Brazil on 2 December 1945, the first since the establishment of Getúlio Vargas' Estado Novo. The presidential elections were won by Eurico Gaspar Dutra of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), whilst the PSD also won a majority of seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
President before
José Linhares
Independent
Elected President
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
PSD
Winning share
55.4%
Turnout
82.1%
The result
| Eurico Gaspar Dutra | Social Democratic Party | 3.251.507 | 55.39% |
| Eduardo Gomes | National Democratic Union | 2.039.341 | 34.74% |
| Yedo Fiúza | Brazilian Communist Party | 569.818 | 9.71% |
| Mário Rolim Teles | National Agrarian Party | 10.001 | 0.17% |