1894 Brazilian general election

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1894 Brazilian general election
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1 March 1894
Presidential election
  1891
1898  
  Prudentedemorais (cropped).jpg Afonso Pena (cropped).jpg
Candidate Prudente de Morais Afonso Pena
Party PRP PRM
Popular vote276,58338,291
Percentage80.15%11.10%

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Results by state

President before election

Floriano Peixoto
Independent

Elected President

Prudente de Morais
PRP

General elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1894 to elect the president and both houses of Congress. [1] [2] The presidential election was won by Prudente de Morais of the Paulista Republican Party, who received 80% of the vote. [3]

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Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Prudente de Morais Paulista Republican Party 276,58380.15
Afonso Pena Mineiro Republican Party 38,29111.10
Cesário Alvim Mineiro Republican Party 3,7191.08
Ruy Barbosa Bahia Republican Party3,7181.08
José Luiz de Almeida Couto3,4371.00
Lauro SodréParaná Republican Party1,9830.57
Other candidates17,3665.03
Total345,097100.00
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Dunning, Wm. A. (1894). "Record of Political Events". Political Science Quarterly. 9 (2): 376. doi:10.2307/2140209. JSTOR   2140209.
  3. Nohlen, p229