1906 Brazilian presidential election

1906 Brazilian presidential election

1 March 1906

President

Nominee Afonso Pena Lauro Sodré Party PRM PR Paraná Popular vote 288,285 4,865 Percentage 97.92% 1.65%

Results by state

President before election Rodrigues Alves PRP Elected President Afonso Pena PRM

Vice president

Nominee Nilo Peçanha Alfredo Varela Party PRF Popular vote 272,529 618 Percentage 92.96% 0.21%

President before election Afonso Pena PRM Elected President Nilo Peçanha PRF

Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1906. The presidential elections were won by Afonso Pena of the Mineiro Republican Party, who received 98% of the vote. Nilo Peçanha of the Fluminense Republican Party was elected vice president, also receiving 98% of the vote.

Results

President

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

Vice president

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Nilo Peçanha	Fluminense Republican Party	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 candidates			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.
• Ricci, Paolo; Zulini, Jaqueline Porto (2023). Almanaque de dados eleitorais: Primeira República, 1889-1930 (PDF) (in Portuguese). Vol. 2. Brasília: Tribunal Superior Eleitoral. ISBN 978-65-87461-69-4.
• 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.