Brazilian presidential election, 1964

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Brazilian presidential election, 1964

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  1960 9 April 1964 1966  

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Nominee Humberto Castelo Branco Juarez Távora Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Party UDN Military PSD
Electoral vote36134
Percentage98.63%0.81%0.54%

President before election

Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (acting)
PSD

Elected President

Humberto Castelo Branco
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Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 11 April 1964 shortly after the March coup. Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco was elected President by the National Congress, receiving 361 of the 366 votes cast. [1] José Maria Alkmin was elected Vice-President unopposed after Auro de Moura Andrade withdrew his candidacy.

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Results

President

CandidateVotes%
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco 36198.63
Juarez Távora 30.81
Eurico Gaspar Dutra 20.54
Total366100
Registered voters/turnout43883.56

Vice-President

None of the candidates for Vice-President achieved the required absolute majority of votes in the first round. José Maria Alkmin received 203 votes; Auro de Moura Andrade received 150 votes; Ranieri Mazzilli received 2 votes; Milton Campos received 2 votes; Antonio Sanchez Galdeano received 1 vote; and there were 63 abstentions. For the second round of voting, Moura Andrade withdrew his candidacy, and Alkmin was elected unopposed, with the following count:

CandidateVotes%
José Maria Alkmin 256100
Total256100
Registered voters/turnout43858.45

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References

  1. Thomas E. Skidmore (1988) The Politics of Military Rule in Brazil, 1964-85, Oxford University Press, p21