1919 Brazilian presidential election

1919 Brazilian presidential election
13 April 1919
 
Nominee Epitácio Pessoa Ruy Barbosa
Party PR Paraíba Independent
Popular vote 286,373 116,414
Percentage 71.00% 28.86%
Results by state
President before election

Delfim Moreira
PRP

 Elected President

Epitácio Pessoa
PR Paraíba

Early presidential elections were held in Brazil on 13 April 1919, following the death of Rodrigues Alves, who had been elected the previous year. The result was a victory for Epitácio Pessoa of the Paraíba Republican Party (and supported by the Paulista Republican Party and the Mineiro Republican Party), who received 71% of the vote.

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