1930 Brazilian general election

none Brazil 1889 1 March 1930 yes presidential 1926 Brazilian presidential election 1926 1934 Brazilian presidential election 1934 Presidential election Júlio Prestes, 1930 - Schmitd, maria do resguardo (retouched) (cropped).jpg Júlio Prestes Paulista Republican Party 1,091,709 57.68% Getulio Vargas (1930) (cropped 2).jpg Getúlio Vargas AL 742,794 39.25% 1930 Brazilian Election Map by Winning Canidate Percentage.svg Results by state President Washington Luís Paulista Republican Party Júlio Prestes PRP(did not take office) General elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1930.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 978-0-19-928358-3 In the presidential elections the result was a victory for Júlio Prestes of the Paulista Republican Party, who received 58% of the vote.Nohlen, p231 However, Prestes was unable to take office due to the Revolution of 1930 and Getúlio Vargas was named interim president. Results President Júlio Prestes Paulista Republican Party 1091709 Getúlio Vargas Liberal Alliance 742794 Other candidates 58074 Nohlen Aftermath Prestes never took office as he was overthrown by the Brazilian Revolution on 24 October. The revolution was led by Vargas, an opponent of the oligarchic rule shared between the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais (known as the café com leite system). Vargas became President of Brazil, ruling until 1945. References Category:Parliamentary elections in Brazil Category:Presidential elections in Brazil Brazil General Category:Annulled elections Brazil Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:Elections of the First Brazilian Republic