1906 Brazilian presidential election

1906 Brazilian presidential election

1 March 1906
Turnout	33.17%
Nominee Afonso Pena Lauro Sodré Party Republican Party of Minas Gerais PRP Popular vote 288,285 4,865 Percentage 97.92% 1.65%
President before election Rodrigues Alves PRP Elected President Afonso Pena PRM

Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1906. The result was a victory for Afonso Pena of the Republican Party of Minas Gerais, who received 97.9% of the vote.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Afonso Pena	Republican Party of Minas Gerais	288,285	97.92
	Lauro Sodré	Republican Party of Paraná	4,865	1.65
	Ruy Barbosa		207	0.07
	Campos Sales		95	0.03
	Severino dos Santos Vieira		78	0.03
97 other names			871	0.30
Total			294,401	100.00
Source: Nohlen, Presidential Elections

Vice president

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nilo Peçanha	Republican Party of Rio de Janeiro	272,529	92.96
	Alfredo Varela		618	0.21
	Ruy Barbosa		211	0.07
	Rosa e Silva		207	0.07
	Joaquim Sena		206	0.07
200 other names			19,399	6.62
Total			293,170	100.00
Source: Presidential Elections

References

Bibliography

• Nohlen, Dieter (2005). Elections in the Americas: a data handbook. Vol. 2. ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3.
• Viscardi, Cláudia M.R.; Figueiredo, Vitor Fonseca (2019). "Eleições na Primeira República: uma abordagem alternativa acerca da participação popular". Locus - Revista de História. 25 (2). doi:10.34019/2594-8296.2019.v25.28740. ISSN 2594-8296.