Brazilian presidential election, 1960

3 October 1960



Nominee	Jânio Quadros	Henrique Teixeira Lott
Party	PTN	PSD
Electoral vote	5,636,323	3,846,825
Percentage	48.3%	32.9%

President before election

Juscelino Kubitschek
PSD

Elected President

Jânio Quadros
UDN

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Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 3 October 1960.^[1] Jânio Quadros of the National Labour Party, helming a coalition of the PTN, the National Democratic Union and the Christian Democratic Party, won a sweeping victory, taking 48.3% of the vote. Voter turnout was 81.0%.^[2]

Quadros' victory was the largest in Brazilian history at the time; the 15.6 percent margin of victory would remain a record until Fernando Henrique Cardoso won by 27 points in 1994. His victory marked the first time in 31 years that the presidency had not been won by an heir to the legacy of Getúlio Vargas.

This would be the last free presidential election held in Brazil until 1985.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Jânio Quadros	PTN–UDN–PDC	5,636,323	48.3
Henrique Teixeira Lott	PSD–PTB	3,846,825	32.9
Adhemar de Barros	Social Progressive Party	2,195,709	18.8
Invalid/blank votes		907,197	–
Total		12,586,354	100
Registered voters/turnout		15,543,332	81.0
Source: Nohlen

Vice-President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
João Goulart	PSD–PTB–PST–PSB–PRT	4,547,010	36.1
Milton Campos	UDN–PR–PL–PTN	4,237,719	33.7
Fernando Ferrari	MTR–PDC	2,137,382	17.0
Invalid/blank votes		1,664,243	–
Total		12,586,354	100
Registered voters/turnout		15,543,332	81.0

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
↑ Nohlen, p232

Elections and referendums in Brazil

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Municipal elections	1985 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Referendums	1963 1993 2005

Elections in brackets were indirect

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