Country: | Brazil |
Election Date: | 1 March 1898 |
Type: | Presidential |
Previous Election: | 1894 Brazilian general election |
Previous Year: | 1894 |
Next Election: | 1902 Brazilian presidential election |
Next Year: | 1902 |
Image1: | Campos Sales (cropped).jpg |
Candidate1: | Campos Sales |
Party1: | Paulista Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 420,286 |
Percentage1: | 90.90% |
Candidate2: | Lauro Sodré |
Party2: | ParanĂ¡ Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 38,929 |
Percentage2: | 8.42% |
President | |
Before Election: | Prudente de Morais |
Before Party: | Paulista Republican Party |
After Election: | Campos Sales |
After Party: | Paulista Republican Party |
Presidential elections were held in Brazil on 1 March 1898.[1] The result was a victory for Campos Sales of the Paulista Republican Party, who received 91% of the vote.[2] [3]