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 votes
55.39%
share
Eduardo Gomes
National Democratic Union · 2.039.341 votes
34.74%
share
Yedo Fiúza
Brazilian Communist Party · 569.818 votes
9.71%
share
Mário Rolim Teles
National Agrarian Party · 10.001 votes
0.17%
share