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