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] The result was a victory for Jânio Quadros, supported by the National Labour Party, National Democratic Union and the Christian Democratic Party, who won 48.3% of the vote. Voter turnout was 81.0%.^[2]

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

Presidential elections	(1891) 1894 1898 1902 1906 1910 1914 1918 1919 1922 1926 1930 (1934) 1945 1950 1955 1960 (1964) (1966) (1969) (1974) (1978) (1985) 1989 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Parliamentary elections	1823 1826 1830 1834 1842 1843 1845 1848 1850 1853 1857 1861 1864 1867 1869 1872 1877 1878 1882 1885 1886 1890 1894 1896 1899 1903 1906 1909 1912 1915 1918 1927 1930 1933 1934 1945 1947 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Municipal elections	1985 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Referendums	1963 1993 2005

Elections in brackets were indirect

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