1910 Brazilian presidential election

1910 Brazilian presidential election

1 March 1910

Nominee Hermes da Fonseca Ruy Barbosa Party PRC PRP Popular vote 403,867 222,822 Percentage 57.07% 31.49%

Results by state

President before election Nilo Peçanha PRF Elected President Hermes da Fonseca PRC

Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1910. The result was a victory for Hermes da Fonseca, who received 57% of the vote. Fonseca was supported by several of the most influential Republican parties, whilst his main opponent Ruy Barbosa was supported by the Civilist Campaign, a movement opposed to da Fonseca. After the election da Fonseca was also supported by the Conservative Republican Party.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hermes da Fonseca	Conservative Republican Party	403,867	57.07
	Ruy Barbosa	Paulista Republican Party	222,822	31.49
Other candidates			80,962	11.44
Total			707,651	100.00
Source: Nohlen