1919 Brazilian presidential election

{{Infobox election

| country = Brazil

| flag_year = 1889

| type = presidential

| election_date = 13 April 1919

| previous_election = 1918 Brazilian general election

| previous_year = 1918

| next_election = 1922 Brazilian presidential election

| next_year = 1922

| image1 = Epitacio Pessoa (1919) (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Epitácio Pessoa

| party1 = PR Paraíba

| color1 = a50000

| popular_vote1 = 286,373

| percentage1 = 71.00%

| image2 = Rui Barbosa (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Ruy Barbosa

| party2 = Independent

| popular_vote2 = 116,414

| percentage2 = 28.86%

| map_image = Mapa da eleição presidencial do Brasil em 1919.svg

| map_caption = Results by state

| title = President

| before_election = Delfim Moreira

| before_party = Paulista Republican Party

| after_election = Epitácio Pessoa

| after_party = PR Paraíba

}}

Early presidential elections were held in Brazil on 13 April 1919,Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928358-3}} 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.Nohlen, p231

Results

{{Election results

|cand1=Epitácio Pessoa|party1=Paraíba Republican Party|votes1=286373|color1=#a50000

|cand2=Ruy Barbosa|party2=Independent|votes2=116414

|row3=Other candidates|votes3=528

|invalid=

|electorate=

|source=Nohlen

}}

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