1974 Brazilian presidential election

Indirect presidential elections were held in Brazil on 15 January 1974. They were the fourth presidential elections held under the military government and were carried out through an electoral college.

1974 Brazilian presidential election
15 January 1974
503 members of the electoral college
252 electoral votes needed to win
 
Candidate Ernesto Geisel Ulysses Guimarães
Party ARENA MDB
Home state Rio Grande do Sul Rio de Janeiro
Running mate Adalberto Pereira dos Santos Barbosa Lima Sobrinho
Electoral vote 400 76
Percentage 84.00% 16.00%
Map of votes in the electoral college
President before election

Emílio Garrastazu Médici
ARENA

 Elected President

Ernesto Geisel
ARENA

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Background

All elections during the military government elected candidates from the National Renewal Alliance Party (ARENA), though the 1966 and 1969 were one-party elections. In others elections during the military government, there were two parties running for elections.

Candidates

The candidatures were defined in September 1973, on party conventions. The first defined were from the ARENA on day 14 and 15, when Ernesto Geisel was chosen as president candidate, and Adalberto Pereira dos Santos as vice-president.[1]

The Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB) chose its candidates on day 22, when they chose Ulysses Guimarães and Barbosa Lima Sobrinho with 201 votes.[2] The MDB president declared that "with no popular vote, all solutions chosen will be from the ruling party".[2]

Results
Candidate Party Running mate Party Votes %
Ernesto Geisel ARENA Adalberto Pereira dos Santos ARENA 400 84.00
Ulysses Guimarães MDB Barbosa Lima Sobrinho MDB 76 16.00
Abstentions 21 −
Total 497 100
Absences 6 1.19
Registered voters/turnout 471 98.81
Source: Folha de S.Paulo[3]

References
  1. "ARENA aprovou candidaturas de Geisel e Adaberto" [ARENA approves Geisel's and Adalberto's candidature]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 15 January 1973. p. 5.
  2. "Às 14h30 fala candidato do MDB, pela TV" [At 14h30, the MDB candidate will speak on TV]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 15 January 1973. p. 5.
  3. "Geisel eleito, por 400 votos a 76" [Geisel elected, 400 votes against 76]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Folha. 16 January 1974. p. 5.
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