(Latin Steampunk) 1864 Riograndense general election

The 1864 Riograndense general election was held on September 10, 1864 to elect, for the first time, the country's president (for a six-year term) and the unicameral National Assembly (for a four-year term). This election differed from previous general elections as voting rights were extended to all male citizens. The election was held after the adoption of a new constitution by the Constituent Assembly, thus creating the New Republic. Surfing on the popularity of their reformist platform the Radical Party managed to achieve an electoral landslide, gaining the control of the presidency and of the National Assembly.

Background
The 1864 general election was held in the first weeks after the adoption of the New Constitution and the creation of the New Republic by the Constituent Assembly. The creation of a new republic originated with the military coup of May 1864 that placed the Radical Party into power. Running on a platform of democratic reforms, the Radical Party presented itself as a big tent alliance of different social reformers whose goals were assembled into a single program.

While parts of the reforms that were promised by the Radicals were already realized and inscribed into the New Constitution (such as the abolition of slavery, universal male suffrage, or the end of Catholicism's role as the state religion), the Party continued its advocacy for the continuation of these reforms in the new National Assembly. The Radicals campaigned on their proposed land redistribution, which was widely popular among the party's rural electorate.

The opposition to the Radical Party was bitterly divided between the Republican Party, the National Party, the Democratic Party, and the People's Party. The two major parties of the previous Republic still refused to recognize the legitimacy of the New Republic, boycotting the elections. The National Party, while supportive of the expansion of political rights, represented a deeply nativist electorate. The new People's Party was supportive of the new Republic while allying themselves with the Catholic Church and traditionalist immigrants.

Electoral system
The 1864 Riograndense general election was held under a new electoral system. This was the first presidential and legislative election where all male citizens were eligible to vote. The presidential election was held under a first-past-the-post system where the candidate that gained the most votes would be elected to the presidency. The hundred members of the National Assembly were elected from single-member constituencies. The country's vice president would be chosen by the National Assembly immediately following the general election.

National Assembly
The National Assembly would subsequently elect Lucas de Oliveira (Radical Party) as vice president.