1930 Brazilian general election

{{Infobox election

| country = Brazil

| flag_year = 1889

| election_date = 1 March 1930

| module = {{Infobox election

| embed = yes

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1926 Brazilian presidential election

| previous_year = 1926

| next_election = 1934 Brazilian presidential election

| next_year = 1934

| election_name = Presidential election

| image1 = Cartão-postal de Campanha de Júlio Prestes - 1930 v2 (cropped 2).jpg

| nominee1 = Júlio Prestes

| party1 = Paulista Republican Party

| popular_vote1 = 1,091,709

| percentage1 = 57.68%

| image2 = Getulio Vargas (1930) (cropped 2).jpg

| nominee2 = Getúlio Vargas

| party2 = AL

| popular_vote2 = 742,794

| percentage2 = 39.25%

| map_image = 1930 Brazilian Election Map by Winning Canidate Percentage.svg

| map_caption = Results by state

| title = President

| before_election = Washington Luís

| before_party = Paulista Republican Party

| after_election = Júlio Prestes

| after_party = Paulista Republican Party

}}}}{{Politics of Brazil}}

General elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1930.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 {{ISBN|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

Results

=President=

{{Election results

|cand1=Júlio Prestes|party1=Paulista Republican Party|votes1=1091709

|cand2=Getúlio Vargas|party2=Liberal Alliance|votes2=742794

|row3=Other candidates|votes3=58074

|invalid=

|electorate=

|source=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.

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