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1955 Brazilian Presidential Election

3 October 1955 · The populist republic

Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1955 to elect both the president and vice president. Juscelino Kubitschek of the Social Democratic Party was elected president with 36% of the vote, while João Goulart of the Brazilian Labour Party was elected vice president with 44% of the vote.

President before

Nereu Ramos

PSD

Elected President

Juscelino Kubitschek

PSD

Winning share

35.7%

Turnout

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The result

Juscelino KubitschekSocial Democratic Party3.077.41135.68%
Juarez TávoraNational Democratic Union2.610.46230.27%
Adhemar de BarrosSocial Progressive Party2.222.72525.77%
Plínio SalgadoPopular Representation Party714.3798.28%